A yellow-glazed jar, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate $30,000 – $50,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The high-shouldered, tapering body is covered on the exterior in a glaze of egg-yolk color, while the rim and interior are white. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high

Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.

Note: A similar Kangxi-marked jar in the Percival David Foundation is illustrated by J. Ayers and M. Sato, Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 15, Japan, 1983, pl. 257, and another was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 April 2002, lot 658. See, also, the similar jar sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1597.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza