Lot 24. A Blue and White Double-Gourd Vase, Circa 1640; 32.6cm., 12 7/8 in. Estimate 12,000 - 18,000 GBP. Lot sold 39,650 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the lower bulb painted with a figure holding a buffalo by its reigns, kneeling before a standing dignitary accompanied by a troop of attendants and his chariot behind, all set against a garden landscape, below a band of floral scrolls, the upper section with a reclining scholar and his acolytes amid a terraced garden, all below a wide band of stylised tulip sprays around the waisted neck.

Provenance: Douglas J.K. Wright Ltd, London, 18th July 1973.

Exhibited: Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 41.
Chinese Ceramics of the Transitional Period (circa 1620-1680 A.D.) from the Collection of Mr & Mrs Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1985, cat. no. 85.

Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson. London, 07 nov. 2012