A pair of famille verte powder-blue-ground triple-gourd bottle vases. Kangxi

A pair of famille verte powder-blue-ground triple-gourd bottle vases. Kangxi

Painted around the body with fan-shaped and quatrefoil panels enclosing arrangements of scholar's objects, flower and insect compositions, and mythical beasts, all reserved on a rich powder-blue ground. 28cm (11in) high. (2). Sold for £5,280

Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 4 Mar 2009. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com (Copyright © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd)