Lot 3113. A Fine Doucai 'Phoenix and Lotus' Dish, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 19 cm., 7 1/2  in. Estimate 280,000 — 350,000 HKD. Lot sold 475,000 HKD (44,717 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.

finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted rim, decorated on the interior with three archaistic phoenix encircling an Indian lotus spray, all within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the exterior painted and enamelled with four Indian lotus blossoms alternating with four phoenix, all between single- and double-line borders, with an alternating 'C'-scroll and dot-decorated band encircling the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 April 2014