A blue and white molded yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

decorated around the exterior in underglaze blue with eight medallions each  enclosing a writhing dragon chasing a 'flaming pearl', all reserved on a molded lotus floral scroll ground. Height 17 3/4  in., 45.1 cm

Note: See a closely related vase sold in these rooms, 13th March 1975, lot 362, and subsequently sold as part of the Dr. Peter M. Greiner collection at Christie's New York, 18th-19th September 2014, lot 804. Another vase of this form and decoration was sold in our London rooms, 26th February 1987, lot 1568. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York. 15 sept. 2015