Lot 4. A Blue and White Brushpot, Bitong, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 14.6cm., 5 3/4 in. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 30,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

of waisted cylindrical form rising from a spreading foot to a flared rim, the exterior painted with three dignitaries dressed in official attire in a bamboo grove, framed by a band of bamboo twigs above and dabbed washes below

Exhibited: Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period (circa 1620-1680 A.D.) from the Collection of Mr & Mrs Peter Thompson,
Hull University, Hull, 1985, cat. no. 102.

Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson. London, 07 nov. 2012