Lot 3164. A rare blue and white 'flower scroll' zhadou, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) high. Estimate $40,000 – $60,000. Price realised $112,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vessel is delicately painted in underglaze blue with simulated 'heaping and piling' on the bulbous body with a narrow band of composite flower scroll between borders of ruyi heads and key fret above and petal lappets below, and on the flared neck with further composite flower scroll below a pendent trefoil border. 

Provenance: Dr. Ralph W. Chaney (1890-1971) Collection.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza