Lot 3182. A ruby-ground famille-rose bowl, Caixiu Tang Zhi mark, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 15.5 cm., 6 1/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 375,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's 2013

well potted with deep rounded sides supported on a short narrow foot, vividly painted on the exterior in shaded enamels against a ruby-red ground with four multi-coloured lotus borne on interlocking meandering foliate stems, alternating with smaller green and blue-petalled blooms springing from ruyi heads, the interior and the base glazed white, the latter inscribed with a four-character hall mark within double circles in underglaze blue .

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong, 08 april 2013