A blue and white 'Prunus' yenyen vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's

the baluster shaped body supported on a wedge-shaped foot and surmounted by a wide trumpet neck, painted in bright cobalt-blue tones with truncated prunus branches against a blue shadow, encircled at the rim with a chevron band, the base with a double circle, 45.6cm., 18in. Estimate 4,000-6,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 5,000 GBP

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