Lot 329. A famille-verte brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 13.5 cm, 5 3/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 250,000 HKD (26,870 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's

of cylindrical form, the exterior painted with two rectangular panels, one enclosing two ladies looking at roosters fighting in a garden landscape, the other with a riverside landscape, wood stand.

Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.