A pale celadon jade 'Eight Emblems' bowl, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period. Photo Sotheby's

finely carved to the exterior in relief with lappet panels each containing one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems above a narrow beaded border, the interior sides carved with two registers of finely incised lotus petals, the center forming the pod, repeated at the base, all resting on a shaped petal-form foot, the translucent stone suffused with pale milky occlusions and a single russet streak. Diameter 4 5/8 in., 11.7 cm. Estimation 30,000 — 40,000 USD - Lot. Vendu 56,250 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com