Lot 8209. A famille verte enameled rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate US$ 15,000 - 25,000 (€14,000 - 23,000). Photo Bonhams.

Stoutly potted with a cupped rim above little boys walking between flower-filled bands around the neck, a diapered pattern along the canted shoulder and an audience scene encircling the body of a high official and the emperor seated in a palace pavilion amid palace servants, retainers, guards and a caparisoned horse waiting within the garden precincts, the recessed base incised with an owner's inscription bingwu nian cang juan zhi. 17 3/4in (45cm) high

Bonhams. CHINESE, INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND PAINTINGS, 2016-06-28, 12:00 PDT, SAN FRANCISCO