Lot 141. A Blue And White Rouleau Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Height 17 1/2  in., 44.4 cm. Estimate 25,000 - 35,000 USD. Lot sold 31,250 USD. © Sotheby's.

of characteristic cylindrical form, with a columnar neck and galleried rim, finely painted in bright and inky tones of blue with a continuous scene of sages in discussion within a skiff floating along a riverscape graced with high mountains, pine forests and birds, observed by a lone fisherman, the other sage with his attendant carrying a qin, a crenelated border and band of scrolls and ruyi-heads at the neck, the base inscribed with a double circle; 

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 20th March 2007, lot 803.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York, 19 march 2013