Lot 355. A Ming blue and white  'Lotus' Bowl, Zhengde underglaze blue four-character mark and of the period (1506-1521); 8¼ in. (20.7 cm.) diam. Estimate  GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000. Price realised GBP 55,250.  © Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The bowl has deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot. The exterior is painted with clusters of lotus leaves and flower-heads. 

Notes: An identical bowl from the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1963, is illustrated in The World's Great Collections, Oriental Ceramics, vol.II, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1982, pl. 18. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London, 15 May 2012.