A blue and white bowl, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams.

With everted rim, painted to the exterior with a figure kneeling before a gentleman in a pavilion garden, beneath a border of precious objects, the interior with a central roundel of a dancing boy, within a border of pine. 17cm (6.5/8in) diam. Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 (€1,800 - 2,400)

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. 4 Mar 2014, San Francisco - www.bonhams.com