Lot 3650. A famille-rose 'Landscape' brushpot, Qing dynasty, Qianlong-Jiaqing period(1736-1820); 19 cm., 7 1/2  in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot Sold 750,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby’s.

of cylindrical form, the exterior delicately painted in a soft famille-rose palette with a continuous scene depicting a two-storeyed pavilion amidst an idyllic landscape with lush vegetation, moutainous cliffs and jagged rockwork, the pavilion with a large balcony occupied by a few scholars overlooking the tranquil seascape, one scholar depicted fishing with a bait, all below pink cloud swirls emerging from the mountains, the rippling waters detailed with a fishing vessel with three labouring fishermen.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 october 2014