Lot 143. A blue and white 'deer and cranes' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 24cm (9 1/2in) high. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000. Sold for £ 5,625 (€ 6,461). © Bonhams

Painted around the exterior in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue with a continuous garden scene, various deer and a gnarled pine tree amidst rockwork beneath flying cranes above, all beneath a band of the Eight Buddhist Emblems around the neck, wood cover.

Provenance: Frederick Edgar Wilkinson, CMG (1871-1950), awarded the CMG in 1912 and appointed Consul General in Mukden, 1921.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 08.11.2018