Lot 1310. A Qingbai flower-form box and cover, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 12th-13th century. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Photo: Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The top of the box is decorated with a six-petaled flower head.Together with a five-peaked brush rest, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or earlier, molded on each side with a willow tree flanked by two horses below butterflies. Box 3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam., brush rest 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza