Lot 72. A good blue and white yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 44cm., 17 3/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 11,400 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2007

the baluster-shaped body rising from a spreading foot and painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with a continuous river landscape scene, the tall and broad ribbed trumpet neck similarly painted, all between simple cloud bands at the base and rim.