Dawsons of Maidenhead holds an Asian sale on November 4 where this damaged 18in (46cm) famille verte yen-yen vase is guided at £200-300.
With a Kangxi mark and of the period it is painted with a scene from the tale A Journey to the West – the neck depicting Sun Wukong in a tree overlooking Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing, the body painted with Tang Sanzang returning to Emperor Taizong with scriptures.