Lot 848. A large blue and white 'phoenix tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The vase is decorated with blossoming peony trees on a 'cracked ice' ground. 17 3/8 in. (43.8 cm.) high

Provenance: Mrs. Donald V. Lowe Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1963.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza