Lot 917. A fahua vase, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century; 13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The vase is robustly potted and relief decorated with lotus plants and grasses rising from cresting waves below a garland of beaded chains suspending precious objects on the rounded shoulder, all below a ruyi-head border on the neck. The decoration is outlined in lines of slip and glazed in turquoise, yellow, and white against a dark blue ground.. 

Note: Compare a similarly decorated fahua vase, also dated to the Ming dynasty, formerly from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1229.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza