Lot 914. A fine blue and white 'figural' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 14 in., 35.6 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 USD. Lot sold 56,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

of zun form, the slightly compressed globular body sweeping to a flaring neck and galleried rim, all raised on a high splayed foot, the rounded sides painted with a kneeling official presenting credentials to a seated dignitary proffering a lotus flower, a guard and further official observing, all within an elegant court setting divided by a cluster of wutong and plantain trees, the neck with further officials, attended by servants, in discussion on a balustraded garden, all within line borders, a chevron band around the rim and sprigs of pine and a further geometric band encircling the foot, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. 

Provenance: Collection of Hugh J. (1858-1910) and Julia M. (1872-1944) Grant, and by descent to Lucie M. (1908-2007) and Hugh Grant, Jr. (1904-1981).
Doyle New York, 14th September 2009, lot 32. 

Sotheby's.  Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 september 2019