A blue and white double-gourd vase, Circa 1640-1650. Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 (€5,600 - 8,400). Photo Bonhams.
Finely painted on the lower section with a continuous scene of two gentleman relaxing with empty wine cups between a board game set on a low table, two boys approaching with a vase and a qin, all on a terrace with rocks and plantain, the waist with a band of wet dots beneath the upper section with clusters of bamboo, the base with a single painted leaf.20.9cm (8 1/4in) high
Provenance: Guest & Gray (label)
An English private collection
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST -LONDON, NEW BOND STREET