Lot 125. A blue and white octagonal vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1627-1644); 31.8cm., 12 1/2 in. Estimation: 5,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Photo: Sothebys 2013

the baluster body divided into eight facets and surmounted by a short neck, painted with a scene from Sanguo Yanyi (Romance of Three Kingdoms) depicting a military official riding a horse and pointing his halberd at a lady with a basket by the banks, in a distance three attendants carrying flags and weapons shielding behind rocks, all below pendent lappets each enclosing a lotus bloom, the foot encircled with stiff leaves and the rim with a trellis border.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London, 15 mai 2013