Lot 347. A blue and white rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722); 48.7cm., 19 1/4 in. Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the tapering cylindrical body rising from a spreading foot to a straight neck and a galleried rim, painted to the exterior with scholars and acolytes in a river landscape with trees, distant pavilions and fishermen at work, the neck with cranes in flight amongst cloud scrolls, ruyi lappets and a band of florets, the rim encircled by a chevron band, inscribed to the base with a double-circle.

Provenance: Collection of D.R. Lawrence.
Marchant, London.