A fragment of a wucai vase, Late Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams.

Thickly potted and preserving a small portion of what was likely a tall trumpet neck above the compressed globular body painted in a combination of underglaze blue, and overglaze iron red, yellow, green and black enamels with four of the Eight Trigrams filling four ogival reserves separated by lotus sprays while the spreading foot displays a grape vine painted en suite above a xiangxi band outlined in underglaze blue, the walls and the deeply recessed base covered with glaze but the wide foot pad left unglazed (losses, wear). 5 3/4in (14.5cm) high. Sold for US$ 1,000 (€723) 

Provenance: Oskar Gerson Collection, acquired during the 1920's-1930's, Germany, and thence by descent

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. San Francisco. 18 Dec 2013 -www.bonhams.com