A famille verte enameled porcelain bamboo-form teapot - Kangxi Mark and Period

Of cylindrical form with lobed walls forming faux bamboo branches painted with brightly colored bird and flower reserves; the curving handle, spout and finial to the flat cover also shaped as bamboo branches, the base bearing a four-character mark in underglaze blue regular script (chipped). 4 3/4in (12cm) high - Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 18 Dec 2007. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California