A small blue and white brushpot, bitong, Transitional period, ca. 1650 © Christie's Image 2003

The tall cylindrical sides fluidly painted with arrangements of blossoming lotus and peony in crackle-glazed vases set between a scholar's rock and a floral grouping arranged on low tray tables, all between lightly incised bands of stylized waves around the base and mouth rim - 6½in. (16.2cm.) high. Lot 306. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500. Price Realized $6,573 

Provenance: Bluett, London.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 September 2003, New York, Rockefeller Plaza