Lot 108, A fine ruby-ground famille rose 'lantern' medallion bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850); 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$120,000 – HK$180,000 ($15,544 - $23,316). Price realised HKD 350,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The bowl is finely enamelled and gilt with the fengdeng, the 'Harvest of Abundance', within four medallions divided by floral sprays reserved on a graviata ruby ground. The interior is painted in underglaze blue with four be-ribboned canopied flasks, surrounding a central medallion radiating four flowering plants alternating with insects suspending bejewelled ruyi-heads, box.

Provenance: Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 October 1991, lot 1019

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 5 April 2016, Hong Kong