Lot 305. A blue and white 'phoenix' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Height 11 3/4  in., 29.8 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot Sold 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

of baluster form, painted on the body with two phoenix in flight amidst scrolling lotus, all between bands of further scrolling foliage, the base unglazed.