Lot 318. A blue and white 'Figural' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 46 cm, 18 1/8  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 375,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.

the baluster body surmounted by a trumpet neck, the body painted with a figural scene set in a pavilion, depicting officials and boys engaging in various activities, the neck decorated with two floral sprays, the base with an artemisia leaf mark.

Provenance:  Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999).

Note: A vase of this type, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Chen Runmin, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi chao qinghua ci[Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain of the Shunzhi and Kangxi periods], Beijing, 2005, pl. 288; and another painted with dignitaries receiving gifts, was sold in these rooms, 29th November 1977, lot 230.  

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 29 novembr 2018-30 november 2018