Lot 3646. A blue and white 'Flower scroll' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 34.3 cm., 13 1/2  in. Estimate  400,000 — 600,000  HKD. Lot sold 625,000 HKD (80,625 USD). © Sotheby's

well potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot, beautifully decorated in shades of cobalt blue with 'heaping and piling', the interior with a medallion enclosing a central peony bloom surrounded by further peony and lotus blossoms, all wreathed by meandering leafy scrolls, encircled by a composite floral scroll including lotus, chrysanthemum, hibiscus, all below a 'classic' scroll band bordering the inner rim, the exterior with a further composite floral scroll band between a key-fret band and a 'classic' scroll band, the foot bordered with a double-band, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015