Lot 1540. A rare blue and white 'Three rams' bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 216,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006

Painted around the exterior with three rams detailed with ridged horns and thick coats, gathered in a landscape of bamboo and rocks, the interior plain, box. 

Note: Cf. a comparable bowl painted with horses from the Wang Xing Lou Collection, illustrated in Imperial Perfection, The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Hong Kong, 2004, pl. 22.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 28 November 2006