Lot 3021. A fine green and yellow enamelled 'boys' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735); 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 1,250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The exterior of the bowl is finely incised with a scene depicting boys playing musical instruments forming a procession on a terraced garden beneath pine trees, highlighted in a green enamel reserved against a yellow ground, with a lappet border above the foot and a stylised floral band beneath the rim, the interior is covered with a yellow enamel.