Lot 28. A blue and white iron-red 'sea creatures' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000 (€24,000 - 36,000). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams.

The body of deep-rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior with a continuous scene of mythical sea creatures riding above turbulent waves, framed within two key-fret scrolls at the rim and foot, the interior painted with a winged dragon within double circles. 21.6cm (8 1/2in) diam.

Provenance: A noble Dutch family collection

Compare a pair of slightly smaller identical bowls, Qianlong seal mark and period, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum Chinese Ceramics II, Tokyo, 1990, p.151, no.592. See also another very similar bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period, illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, no.82. 

This type of bowls continued to be made following the Qianlong period; see a similar example, Daoguang seal mark and period, from the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty. The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.391.

A similar blue and white iron-red bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2007, lot 860. 

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 3 Dec 2015 11:00 HKT, HONG KONG, ADMIRALTY