Lot 174. A rare blue and white and enamelled vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP (12,771 - 19,157 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.  

the tapering baluster body rising from a recessed base to a waisted neck with inverted rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones around the exterior with a fisherman in a river landscape, with sections of the foliage and mountains highlighted in red and green enamel, the neck with floral sprays and all within narrow lappet, dentil and chevron bands, the base with an artemisia leaf within a double circle; 41 cm, 16 1/8  in. 

Provenance: Acquired in 1957.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016, 10:00 AM