Lot 108. A blue and white bottle vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620); 28.2cm., 11 1/8 in. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 GPB. Lot sold 27,500 GBP.  Photo: Sotheby's 2013 

the globular body rising from a short foot to a tapering neck with lipped rim, painted with shaped cartouches variously enclosing peach, pomegranate, peony and chrysanthemum on stools wrapped with brocaded textiles, all below ruyi-shaped lappets decorated with smaller ruyi heads against a diaper ground, the neck similarly decorated, all divided by trellis, stiff leaf and keyfret bands, Japanese wood box. Quantity: 2.