A large blue and white tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, Jiajing-Wanli period (1522-1619). Estimate $18,000 – $25,000. Unsold . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The compressed body is raised on three short feet which issue from the mouths of monster masks, and is decorated around the sides with a continuous scene of scholars and boys in a garden setting below floral sprays on the waisted neck, and a band of hachured chevron-pattern on the interior of the angled rim. 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) diam.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza