A blue and white landscape brushpot. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's

of waisted cylindrical form with a wide flaring rim, painted to the exterior in underglaze-blue with a landscape of mountains by the riverbanks with distant figures and simple huts and pavilions, all framed above and below by chevron borders, the base inscribed with a four-character mark reading Jun Shunpeng zhi ('made by Jun Shunpeng'); 14cm., 5 1/2 in. Estimate 10,000-15,000 GBP. Unsold

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com