Lot 3313.  A famille rose vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 2,500,000. Price realised HKD 2,200,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014. 

The vase is colourfully enamelled with four pairs of fish tied with ribbons that suspend chimes, all reserved on a lively ground of dense scrolling lotus. The foot is surrounded by a stiff leaf band above a further band of flower scrolls and gilt classic scroll. The interior and base are enamelled turquoise, box. 

Note: A very similar example in the Nanjing Museum was included in the exhibition, Qing Imperial Porcelain, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995, and illustrated in the Catalogue, no 91. A similar stem dish was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 20 March 1990, lot 660; and another from the Edward T. Chow collection, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 172.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014