Lot 873. A famille verte bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Photo: Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The vase is boldly painted on the exterior with three mythical beasts standing on rock formations emerging from crashing waves. The lower neck is decorated with a pattern of scrolling tendrils set with lotus, pomegranates and peach, beneath a band of ruyi suspending auspicious emblems. 19 7/8 in. (50.4 cm.) high

Provenance: Morgan Collection, no. 398/399.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1960.

Literature: Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904, p. 66.

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