Lot 64. A large blue and white bowl, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 34.5 cm, 13 5/8  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot Sold 750,000 HKD (95,782 USD). © Sotheby's.

with straight rounded sides supported on a tapered foot decorated around the body with a bamboo, a prunus, a pine and a chrysanthemum tree, each with a gnarled trunk twisting to form a character, reading fu shou an kang (happiness, longevity, health and peace), the base with a six-character reign mark within double circles.