A green-glazed relief-carved cylindrical brushpot, bitong, Xu Ji Shun Zhi seal mark (Made by Xu Ji Shun), 19th Century. Photo courtesy Bonhams

The exterior carved with a vivid scene of a general on horseback with a bow accompanied by a servant on another horse with a flying pennant while another servant runs behind holding a trident, the figures in pursuit of a fleeing hare wounded by an arrow, all within a rocky landscape, the brushpot glazed covered with a bright green glaze. 14cm (5½in) high. Sold for £9,375 (€11,224)

A similar brushpot with the same mark was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 180.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street. 7 Nov 2013