A blue and white 'Red Cliff' bowl, Chenghua six-character mark, 18th century. Photo Bonhams.

The exterior painted with Su Shi and his guests in a boat, a crane flying overhead, the reverse with the poem 'Second Ode to Red Cliff' in a twenty-five line lishu inscription, the well decorated with a miniature tree or penzai. 20cm (8 7/8in) diam. Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,400 - 3,700)

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