Lot 687. A famille-verte cylindrical vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 6,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

painted with three broad iron-red ground bands and two pale-green-ground bands, the iron-red bands with demi-lotus and foliate scroll above the base, a pair of striding chilong in pursuit of 'flaming pearls' at the mid-section and an upright stiff-leaf border around the waisted neck, the green bands with elaborate scrollwork centered by chrysanthemum and lotus blooms alternating with foliate yellow-ground ruyi-shaped reserves. Height 11 3/4  in., 29.9 cm

Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.  

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art New York, 15 Mar 2017