A small wucai meiping, Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Period. Photo Sotheby's

painted in vivid colors with a continuous scene of a dignitary standing on a garden terrace between an attendant and a kneeling subject offering a gift, a draped table and armchair behind, all amidst lush foliage. Height 7 1/8 in., 18.2 cm. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000 USD

Provenance: Professor D. R. Laurence Collection, no. 168.
Roy Davids Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com