Lot 221. A fine and rare doucai 'Floral' cup, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 2 5/8 in. (6.8 cm.) diam.. Estimate HK$800,000 - HK$1,200,000 ($103,688 - $155,532). Price Realized HK$2,320,000 ($300,696). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The delicately potted cup is decorated on the exterior with yellow and aubergine blooms forming four floral medallions, box.

Provenance: Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 848 

Note: There are related Yongzheng-marked bowls that are similarly decorated in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain, pl. 90. 

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 6 April 2015, 22nd Floor