Lot 257. A gilt powder-blue-ground vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 25.3cm., 9 7/8 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2009.
the slender ovoid body rising to a tall waisted neck and flared rim, decorated with a bird and butterflies amongst flowering peony, below a band of floret panels on a diaper ground.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009
