Lot 2950. A blue and white gu-shaped beaker vase, Kangxi six-character mark within double-circles and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000 (USD 33,000 - USD 45,000). Price realised HKD 500,000 (USD 64,488). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2011.

The trumpet neck finely painted with a scene of a lady kneeling before a dignitary, with his two attendants beside him, while a second lady peeps out from behind a large screen, the bulbous waist encircled by a scene of boys at play above the scene of the dignitary leaving the house with his attendants - 17 in. (43.4 cm.) high, stand, box