A Lage Blue and White 'Soldier' Vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's of tapering oviform with waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with petal-form panels enclosing various scenes of scholars and ladies within interiors or in gardens and...

A large blue and white 'soldier' vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's of tapering oviform with waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with a central band of dragons in reserve with stylised scrolling ruyi on a blue ground, between bands of...