A blue and white 'Hundred Boys' jar.  Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo: Sotheby's.

the baluster body surmounted by a straight neck, painted with the boys in a terraced garden engaged in various activities including weiqi, appreciating painting, dragondancing, and playing the qin, all below an ice-crackle band at the shoulder and further boys around the neck, the base with an artemisia leaf within a double-circle, wood stand and cover; 3.0. 33cm., 13in. Lot 114. Estimation 6,000-8,000 GBP. Unsold

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