Lot 93. A 'Famille-Verte' Cylindrical Brushpot, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722); 13cm, 51/4 in. Estimate 6,000—8,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

brightly enamelled around the exterior with Daoist Immortals walking on scrolling clouds, with a scholar seated at a window in a pavilion. 

Provenance: Commander F Warrington-Strong DSC.

Exhibited: City Art Gallery Bristol, 1965-1998.

Note: The scene depicts Lu Dongbin escorting White Peony across the clouds, who is being carried by the willow tree spirit.