Lot 2126. An unusual famille verte-decorated blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price Realized USD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

The vase is delicately decorated in famille verte with two large panels surrounded by a blue and white fish roe ground, one enclosing a bird perched on a prunus branch, the other with a butterfly fluttering around a day lily, below a poppy plant and a katydid amidst begonia on the waisted neck.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014