Lot 230. A famille-verte rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1622-1722); 46.3cm., 18 1/4 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

the cylindrical body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall ribbed neck with everted waisted rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with military figures in a landscape, the neck with bamboo issuing from rockwork.