A blue and white censer, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

of bombé form, the exterior well-painted with a gathering of scholars conversing and playing the qin in a setting of rocky outcroppings, bamboo, pine trees, and a large bank of loosely painted clouds, between a narrow border upright lappets and a bold chevron band, the base unglazed. Diameter 8 3/4  in., 22.2 cm

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th November 1978, lot 217.  

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015