Lot 36. Property from an important European collection. A small and inscribed blanc-de-Chine ewer and cover, 17th century; w. 13.5 cm. Lot Sold 330,200 HKD (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

potted in the form of a fruit, with a gently lobed globular body resting on a star-shaped foot, representing the fruit's sepals, one side incised with four characters in running script reading you jiu feng qing ('with wine and breeze'), set opposite the spout with a handle modelled in the form of a gnarled leafy branch, the branch extending across the cover and forming the knob, covered overall with a transparent white glaze.