Lot 106. A blue and white sleeve vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644); 45cm, 17 3/4 in. Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold 23,750 GBP . Photo Sotheby's

the cylindrical body rising to gently curved shoulders surmounted by a waisted neck, painted to the exterior with a lady and a girl overlooking five boys at play contesting an official’s flag in a garden with plantain and jagged rocks, all below an incised floral scroll, the rim encircled by pendent leaves

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