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October 4

Coming to The Pavilion Sale: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art by Christie’s Hong Kong is this rare Wucai (Five Colours) bowl from the Wanli period, its porcelain body decorated with the eight immortals in Chinese mythology in five colours. Expected to fetch up to US$102,400, it bears a Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue.