A rare famille jaune baluster vase, Kangxi. Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 (€21,000 - 28,000). Unsold. Photo Bonhams

Boldly enamelled in bright yellow and shades of green with a continuous mountain scene of a young fisherman on his boat, a gentleman enjoying a book whilst strolling beside a river and a lone scholar crossing a bridge, all within a remote and rocky landscape punctuated by towering pines, two cranes in flight beside the moon. 41.8cm (16 1/2in) high

Provenance: SLG.Jürg Stuker, Schloss Gerzensee (label)
A distinguished European private collection

Note: Compare a closely related famille jaune vase with a landscape scene, dated to the Kangxi period, from the Salting Bequest and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, reference C.1028-1910.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET