A blue and white double-gourd vase. Circa 1640-1650. Photo Bonhams.

Finely painted on the lower section with a continuous scene of two gentleman relaxing with empty wine cups between a board game set on a low table, two boys approaching with a vase and a qin, all on a terrace with rocks and plantain, the waist with a band of wet dots beneath the upper section with clusters of bamboo, the base with a single painted leaf. 20.9cm (8 1/4in) high. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 (€4,900 - 7,300)

Provenance: Guest & Gray (label)
An English private collection

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street, 15 May 2014 - www.bonhams.com