Lot 101. A blue and white bottle vase, circa 1640; 34.5cm, 13 5/8 in. Estimate 12,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the globular body rising from a straight foot to a tall waisted neck, painted to the exterior with an attendant presenting three arrows in a vase to a dignitary accompanied by four other attendants in a garden landscape, all below a meandering foliate scroll, the neck with stylised tulip sprays divided by four of the Daoist Eight Treasures (babao) 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013