Lot 253. A large blue and white kendi, Qing dynasty, Early Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the large rounded body rising from a short straight foot to a tall waisted neck and flared rim, set with a short bulbous spout, painted with a continuous design of a scholar and a lady accompanied by attendants, beside a an old man leaning against a sedan chair in a fenced garden, the neck decorated with prunus and bamboo, all divided by bands of ruyi heads, the rim dressed in brown; 32 cm, 12 1/2  in. 

Note: For a comparable example of similar size, see one included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition,Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 116.

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