Lot 3207. A Pair Of Imperial Blue-And-White ‘Immortals’ Bowls, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). D17.5cm H 8.5cm. Estimate HKD 50,000 - 80,000 (USD 6,410 - 10,256). Sold Price: HKD 288,000 (USD 36,923). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

The bowl is of deep, rounded form with its exterior painted with four Daoist immortals each standing in a landscape setting before a pine tree and separated by tasselled lanterns. All patterns are set below a band of lotus blooms and above a band of classic scroll around the foot. The interior is decorated with a central medallion of a dragon writhing around a flaming pearl below a band of ruyi sprigs at the rim.

Provenance: Collection of M.B, Paris, France.

Note: Though the base is inscribed with a six-character Wanli mark within a double circle, it is believed that the bowl was made in Kangxi period. A closely related bowl was sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 3106; another one in Christie’s Hong Kong again, 4 October 2018, lot 43.