Lot 1372. A rare yellow-ground blue and white bowl, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) diam.. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 146,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

Of hexafoil shape, painted around the exterior with six lingzhi sprigs flanked by bamboo leaves, between a herringbone pattern at the rim and lotus lappets at the base, the interior with a single stem of lingzhi within double circles and beneath a single line border at the rim, all reserved on a bright lemon-yellow ground, ivory stand, box.