Lot 2. A blue and white 'Dragons and Antiques' brushpot, Kangxi period; 7 1/2in (19 cm) diam. Estimate $7,000 - $10,000. Sold for US$ 16,000. © Bonhams.

Of gently waisted cylindrical form, one side painted with a rectangular panel with indented corners enclosing a pair of dragons emerging from turbulent waves to contest a flaming pearl, the other painted with a 'One Hundred Antiques' theme to include a table screen, water droppers, bronze vessels, books and vases, all drawn in dark blue and washed with pale blue, the concave base centered with a countersunk foot enclosing a lingzhi mark within an unglazed circle.

Bonhams. Chinese Works of Art, Los Angeles, 17 December 2019