Lot 229. A fahua-type double gourd vase, 16th century; 41.5cm (16 1/4in) high. Sold for £3,750 (€4,226). Photo Bonhams.

The globular body decorated in yellow, aubergine and turquoise lead glazes with raised slipwork depicting poets and scholars relaxing in a landscape, the waist and neck embellished with foliate meanders and foliate lappet bands. 

Note: For a simliar example dated circa 1522-66 see J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, British Museum Press 2001, p. 414, no. 13:10.

Double-gourd porcelain bottle with 'fahua'-type decoration, Ming dynasty, probably Jiajing period (1522-1566). Height: 47.3 cm. 1936,1012.237 © 2017 Trustees of the British Museum

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE