Lot 95. A polychrome square bowl, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566); 13.6 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate £15,000 - £25,000. © Sotheby's.

the slightly rounded flaring sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, painted to each side with a cusped panel enclosing two boys, all between chevron and whorl bands and divided by lotus sprays at the corners, the interior with a large shou character to the base and a leafy lotus meander at the rim,.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 November 2018, 10:30 AM