A 'Famille-Verte' 'Month' Cup. Kangxi Mark And Period. Photo Sotheby's

emblematic of the eigth month, delicately potted with flared sides painted on the exterior with a flowering osmanthus tree and a hare resting amid tufts of grass, a ten-character couplet on the reverse with a seal shang  Diameter 2 5/8 in., 6.7 cm. Estimate 10,000-15,000 USD

Property From An Important Asian Collection

Note: The couplet reads Zhi sheng wu xian yue, hua man zi ran qiu, ('Its branches are growing for months and months, once in full bloom autumn has clearly arrived').

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com