Lot 97. A famille rose sgraffiato blue-ground bottle vase, 19th century. Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,920 - USD 19,380) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The vase is decorated with four gilt roundels enclosing scenes from the romantic fable, Niu lang zhi nu, 'The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd', between interspersed famille rose ruyi-shaped clouds on a blue ground decorated with a foliate sgraffiato design. The interior and base are glazed turquoise save for the apocryphal Qianlong seal mark in iron-red. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm.) high 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics And Works of Art, 9 May 2017, London, King Street