Lot 224. A fine famille verte bowl, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$500,000 - HK$700,000 ($64,805 - $90,727). Price Realized HK$875,000 ($113,409). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The bowl is finely enamelled on the exterior with a procession of Daoist Fairies, one riding in a cart drawn by a mythical beast, followed by other fairies and a deer in a landscape. An apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle is on the base. 

Provenance: Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 25 October 1993, lot 735

Note: Compare to similar bowls of larger size and also decorated with processions of Daoist fairies in the Percival David Foundation, illustrated in the Catalogue, section 2, no. 859 and 863.  

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