Lot 619. A large blue and white hu vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000 (USD 3,654 - USD 6,090). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The vase is decorated with various scenes enclosed within panels including a buffalo in a garden setting by a pavilion, fishermen in a river landscape, scholars objects and lingzhifungus, rocks and bamboo. 15 ¼ in. (38.5 cm.) high. 

Provenance: Collection of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), and then by descent.

Note: Lafcadio Hearn was a renowned international writer and Professor of English Literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He married and settled in Japan and adopted Japanese citizenship together with the name Koizumi Yakumo.

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part I, 11 November 2016, London, South Kensington