A blue and white 'Buddhist Emblems' shallow bowl, Jiajing six-character mark and of the period. Photo courtesy Bonhams

Painted on the interior with a central leafy chrysanthemum medallion surrounded by linked ruyi-heads, encircled by a band of blossoming lotus in outline below a border of the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the exterior with four scattered floral sprays.18.1cm (7in) diam. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,400 - 3,600)

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street. 7 Nov 2013