Lot 3644. A Famille-Rose 'Flower and Butterfly' bowl, mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 14.7 cm., 5 3/4  in. Estimate 70,000 — 90,000 HKD. Lot Sold 212,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s.

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, the exterior decorated 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 mark within a double circle, wood stand.

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