Lot 46. A blue and white bottle vase, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 13.5cm., 5 3/5 in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP (2,713 - 4,070 EUR). Lot sold 6,875 GBP Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

he pear-shaped body rising from a tapering foot to a waisted neck flaring at the rim, the exterior painted with panels enclosing stylised floral sprays, all below a wide band of further floral sprays, Japanese wood box; together with a Zhangzhou polychrome-decorated bottle vase, Japanese wood box inscribed by Fujiō Koyama. Quantité: 4.

Sotheby's. The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics – The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 10:00 AM