A Chinese Imperial doucai enamel bowl Y, Yongzheng mark and period, 1723-1735, finely decorated with mallow flowers amongst scrolling foliage in soft enamels and iron-red, a single floret on the interior 13 cm. Diameter See the Min Chiu Society 30th annual Anniversary Exhibition, 'Selected Treasures of Chinese Art', Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1990, cat no 163 for another example: Also Sotheby's Hk, 25/4/2004, lot 209 This collection was formed by descendants of the Australian vendor, whose great-great grandfather was based in Peking and Shanghai between 1850-1870, where he held a high diplomatic position and it would have been at this time that he acquired the important Chinese artworks in this collection.