A Famille Verte Brush Pot, Kangxi Period

Two  ladies in a fenced garden watch a small boy play with his toy, on the other side two smaller panels, one a riverscape and one a scholar seated in a garden. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high.  Price Realized $7,500

Christie's. Chinese Export Porcelain. 21 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2009. www.christies.com