Lot 11. A blue and white ‘lotus’ dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); 21.2cm., 8 3/8 in. Estimate 6,000-8,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,625 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing five lotus blooms borne on undulating leafy scrolls, similarly decorated to the exterior, the base with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle