Jarre en porcelaine bleu blanc dans le style de la dynastie Ming, Chine, dynastie Qing (1644-1911). Estimate €8,000 – €12,000($8,991 - $13,487). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each side of the vase is delicately painted with a five-clawed dragon surrounded by scholarly attributes and floral sprays, above two phoenixes and a crane. There is an apocryphal Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double-square to the base. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high, wood stand and cover

Provenance: Collection of Baron Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros (1793-1870), France, and thence by descent to the present owner.

A MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE 'DRAGON' JAR, CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Christie's. ART D'ASIE, 9 June 2015, Paris