A large 'Famille-Verte' bowl. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's

the steep rounded sides and rising from a tapering foot to a flaring foliate rim, the exterior moulded with lotus petal-shaped panels finely painted with scenes of lady in a garden and floral blossoms rising from rockwork, all below stylised flower heads with leafy tendrils, the interior decorated to the centre with butterflies hovering amongst floral blossoms, the well with undulating stems bearing stylised Indian lotus blossoms and trefoil leaves, the rim
encircled by floral sprays alternating with butterflies, the base with a leafy floral spray within a double circle in underglaze blue; 33.5cm., 13 1/4 in. Estimate 4,000-6,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 7,500 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Londres | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com