Lot 44. A cloisonné enamel 'arrow' vase, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 13.5cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 12,000 - 18,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall cylindrical neck set with a pair of tubular handles, brightly enamelled around the body with leafy scrolling lotus reserved on a dark blue ground.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013