Lot 3641. A Famille-Rose 'Flower and Butterfly' bowl, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 14.8 cm., 5 3/4  in. Estimate 150,000 — 250,000 HKD. Lot Sold 625,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s.

well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior painted in soft pastel enamels in the 'boneless style' with a continuous scene of various floral buds and blooms issuing from the ground next to jagged rockwork, including ruby and pink peonies and pale indigo-blue chrysanthemums, a multi-coloured butterfly fluttering downwards nearby, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle, wood stand.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 october 2014