A pair of blue and white 'klapmuts' bowls - Chenghua six character mark, Kangxi

Painted to the exterior with a continuous scene of scholars at leisure in a garden setting, one group playing the qin, others painting, playing go and discussing a hanging scroll, the interior medallion with two figures in a landscape, the everted rim with panels of chrysanthemum-heads on geometric-pattern grounds. 19.5 cm. diam. (2). Price Realized: €20,050 ($31,251)

Christie's Amsterdam. 20 - 21 May 2008. ASIAN ART