A blue and white brushpot, circa 1640. Photo: Sotheby's.

the waisted cylindrical body with flaring mouth, painted around the exterior with a dignitary gesturing and bestowing an edict to a kneeling cowherd, accompanied by attendants holding canopies and a chariot behind, all set in a terraced garden with jagged rockworks and misty clouds, encircled at the rim and the foot with incised chevron borders; 23.5cm., 9 1/4 in. Estimation 20,000-30,000 GBP. Lot 112 vendu: 37,250 GBP

PROVENANCE: Collection of Robert Chang, USA.
A Californian Private Collection.
Marchant, London.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Londres | 16 mai 2012. www.sothebys.com