A blue and white Yenyen vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's

the spreading foot rising to a rounded body and tall cylindrical neck with flared rim, richly painted in deep tones of underglaze-blue with two deer in a landscape of pine trees, mountain peaks and water, with a crane in flight above, the neck similarly painted; 43.3cm., 17 in. Estimate 6,000-8,000 GBP. Unsold

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Londres | 09 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com