Lot 247. A large blue and white 'lianzi' jar, Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen Period (1627-1644). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 21,250 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot to a straight neck, painted with a continuous scene of scholars and attendants in a sampan beneath a rocky outcrop with a spruce of pine, in a continuous mountainous river landscape, with retreats and a pagoda; 27 cm, 10 5/8  in.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 11 May 2016