A blue and white porcelain stick neck vase - Kangxi Period

Painted in shades of brilliant cobalt wash and outline with a qilong chasing a flaming pearl around the neck, a flower head and hexagonal diaper-patterned band around the shoulder and thee lion dogs contending among ribboned and embroidered balls, all beneath a lustrous glaze that continues across the recessed base centered with a double ring drawn in underglaze blue. 18in (45.5cm) high - Sold for $18,000 plus Premium and tax  

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 18 Dec 2007. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California