Lot 99. A 'Famille-Verte' Cylindrical Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 14.2cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 6,000—8,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

painted in bright enamels with a group of scholars in a sampan beside retreats amongst willow, fir and pine trees and rockwork, with further scholars on a promontory in a river landscape.