Lot 226. A gilt-bronze mounted blue and white yen yen; the porcelain Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722), the European mounts later; 49.5cm., 19 1/2 in., including mount. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 23,750  GBP. © Sotheby's

the baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck, painted around the exterior with deer and cranes amidst pine trees and swirling mist.