Lot 3669. A blue and white 'Boys' cup, mark and period of Jiajing (1522-1566); 8.7 cm, 3 3/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD (19,109 - 25,478 USD). Lot Sold 475,000 HKD (60,591 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.

the rounded sides supported on a slightly concave base, vividly painted on the exterior with eight boys in a garden with pierced rocks, one side depicting a group of four at play, the reverse with a boy holding a vase and another carrying a jardinière of flowers walking towards two further boys, all above a wavy band of lappets, the interior with a central medallion enclosing two boys in a garden, encircled by double-line borders repeated at the rim, the glazed base inscribed with a six-character reign mark.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th November 1997, lot 1408.