Lot 164. A pink-ground famille-rose sgraffiato 'medallion' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). Diameter 5 ⅞ in., 15 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 35,280 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

well potted with the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a lipped rim, the exterior with four circular panels enclosing flowering plants divided by stylized polychrome lotus sprays, all reserved against a pastel-pink ground densely incised with scrolling vines, the interior painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion enclosing a rabbit in a landscape, surrounded by four detached flower sprays around the cavetto, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021