A wucai 'Phoenix' censer, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

 of bombé form, the exterior brightly painted with a pair of phoenix in flight amongst a foliage of scrolling peony, between underglaze blue borders around the rim and foot, the base left unglazed - Diameter 9 1/4  in., 23.4 cm

Provenance: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 Sep 2015, 02:00 PM