Lot 119. A blue and white brushpot, bitong, Chongzhen period (1627–1644); 19.2cm (7 1/2in) high. Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€5,700 - 8,500). Sold for £ 28,750 (€ 32,832). Photo Bonhams.

Vividly painted in tones of underglaze blue with a dignitary dressed in long flowing official robe arriving at a rocky fenced terrace, accompanied by guards and disciples carrying halberds, a canopy and standard, greeting a bearded Immortal emerged on vaporous clouds, cradling a child in his arms, all under an incised band of billowing clouds enclosed in a swirling ribbon to the rim. 

Provenance: an English private collection

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET