Lot 3068. A rare famille-rose ovoid vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 22.8 cm., 9 in. Estimate 1,000,000 — 1,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,620,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

of ovoid form rising to a waisted neck, finely painted to the exterior with an elegant lady seated in a thoughtful and relaxed manner on a day bed attended by two young boys, a lingzhi growing from a pot on a stand to one side and two bats in flight above, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Corrado Zigone Collection, no. 202.
John Sparks, London.
Christie's London, 18th June 2002, lot 38.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011