Lot 691. A large wucai 'Daoist pantheon' beaker vase, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi period (1644-1661). Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

modeled after the archaic gu form, painted with Shoulao riding a crane and the Eight Daoist Immortals with their attributes in a heavenly garden amongst billowing clouds below a band of cracked-ice pattern encircling the mouth, the central section painted with chrysanthemums and peonies springing from rocks, the lower section with peaches and pomegranates. Height 20 7/8  in., 53 cm

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