Lot 404. A yellow-glazed 'bamboo' brushpot, bitong, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); the brushpot, 11.5cm., 4 1/2 in. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

of cylindrical form, naturalistically modelled as tall sections of bamboo tied together with a rope, glazed overall in yellow with brown markings, save for the base glazed white with an apocryphal Xuande mark, together with a yellow-glazed 'peony' washer, Kangxi period, and an aubergine-glazed 'peony' water-dropper, Kangxi period.