Lot 514. A grisaille-painted 'Riverscape' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735). Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, finely decorated in a painterly manner with a tranquil landscape with willow trees and a scholar crossing a bridge towards a pavilion nestled among tall mountains, the interior enameled with three yellow and green florets, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue, wood stand (2). Diameter 3 5/8  in., 9.2 cm

Provenance: Acquired between 1930-36, and thence by descent.

Note: A similarly decorated pair of the same size and with yellow enamel flowers to the interior was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 21st May 1980, lot 219. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM