A Cizhou moulded 'boy and lotus' ewer, 16th-17th century. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€4,100 - 6,900). Photo: Bonhams.

The flattened ewer modelled as a boy seated in 'royal ease' on a foliate pedestal covered with a lustrous dark-brown glaze, the figure wearing an apron with moulded cloud scrolls loosely revealing his chest, his left hand supported on stylised rockwork holding a lotus spray, the other grasping a lotus leaf forming the spout and handle encircling his head.29.2cm (11 1/2in) high

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET