Lot  395. A famille-rose 'Monkey King' vase, Qing dynasty. Height 17 in., 43.2 cm. Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's

of tall cylindrical form flaring slightly toward the angled shoulder and waisted neck with everted rim, well-enameled with a scene from 'The Journey to the West' with the Monkey King battling the goldfish spirit on the Tongtian river, a diaper border above with reserves of auspicious emblems and another combat scene beneath the gilt rim.