A famille verte jar and wood cover, Kangxi (1662-1722)

painted to the body in vibrant enamels with alternating panels of a ladies before jardineres of flowering chrysanthemum and still-lifes of archaistic vases and censers, the pierced wood cover with an inset jade duck roundel -- 12 5/8in. (32cm.) high. Est. £2,000 - £3,000

Notes: Previously published in the Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art, Assembled by Yamanaka & Company, New York, 1943, no. 1022.

Christie's. Chinese Works of Art. 10 September 2009. London, South Kensington. Christie's Images Ltd. 2009 www.christies.com