Lot 2074. A fine famille-rose 'flower and butterfly' bowl, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 12 cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD (48,203 — 67,484 EUR). Lot Sold 620,000 HKD (59,772 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. 

potted with rounded sides supported on a straight foot, the exterior painted with blooming roses and mallows in purplish pink and pale yellow, all borne on leafy branches issuing from the foot, the reverse with a green butterfly flying towards a rose bud, the interior similarly painted with a yellow flower, the countersunk base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue.