A blue and white 'Lotus' bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze-blue within a double-circle and of the period (1662-1722). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.

The bowl is potted with tall rounded sides rising to a flaring mouth rim and supported on a short tapered foot. The exterior is painted in shades of cobalt blue to depict stylised lotus flower heads with scrolling leaves above a lappet band. The interior is decorated with a further lotus flower head. 6 ? in. (16.3 cm.) diam. Estimate £8,000 – £12,000 ($13,504 - $20,256)

Notes: See a similar Kangxi period blue and white 'lotus' bowl, illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 19.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 13 May 2014, London, King Street - http://www.christies.com/