Lot 3133. A famille verte vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 18 1/8 in. (48.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price Realized USD 50,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase is decorated on one side with with a group of scholars along a riverbank greeting two ladies as they approach in a small rowboat below the scholar Wenchang dressed in long flowing robes with his demon-like attendant Kuixin standing on clouds above, and on the other side with a lush scene of rocks and trees.

Property from the Collection of Sarah Jamison Messmore

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza