A large Dehua ‘lotus’ bowl, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides naturalistically modelled in the form of a lotus leaf, elegantly rising to a rim with furled edges, the interior and exterior lightly incised with veins, applied to the exterior with sprigs of flowering and budding lotus, leaves and arrowheads rising above the lobed rim, covered overall in a creamy white glaze - 20.3cm., 8in.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 nov. 2015, 11:00 AM