Lot 46. A blue and white 'Eight Immortals' 'phoenix-tail' vase, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 45.7cm (18in) high. Sold for £7,500 (€9,517). © Bonhams 2001-2016.

The waisted body rising to a tall trumpet neck, finely painted around the body and neck with eight cloud-shaped panels, each enclosing a Daoist Immortal with their respective attribute, all reserved on a diaper ground. 

Note: Compare with a similar blue and white phoenix-tail vase, Kangxi period, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, p.33, pl.27. Another related phoenix-tail vase, Kangxi period, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Ceramics 21, Beijing, 2013, pp.180-181, pl.108. 

Bonhams. AUCTION 23237: FINE CHINESE ART, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET