A blue and white porcelain storage jar, guan, 16th-17th century. Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000 (€8,900 - 13,000).Photo Bonhams.

Of elongated ovoid form, its thick walls painted in bright cobalt hues with floral cartouches and clouds at the waisted neck, cranes in clouds along the rounded shoulder and a continuous garden setting around the body peopled with two boys playing a board game observed by a seated scholar and standing scholar nearby summoning his young attendant, all above an overlapping flower petal band along the flared rim, the celadon-tinged glaze covering all surfaces except the wide foot pad and recessed base. 15 3/4in (40cm) high

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 23 Jun 2015 10:00 PDT - SAN FRANCISCO