Lot 3104. A fine blue and white 'floral' saucer dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 15.5 cm., 6 1/8  in. Estimate 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 400,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013

finely potted with shallow everted sides supported on a straight foot, brightly painted in shaded tones of cobalt, the interior with a central shou medallion wreathed in a garland of alternating pomegranate and suspended bouquets enclosed by strapwork frames of interlinked foliate scrolls, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the underside similarly decorated with clusters of composite flowers framed by strapwork panels, between double-line borders encircling the rim and foot, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within double circles