A large wucai vase. Transitional period, circa 1645-1660

The tall, tapering body painted with three phoenixes in flight amidst an allover pattern of peony scroll below a narrow band of cracked ice pattern on the shoulder and stems of peony and chrysanthemum amidst blue rocks on the waisted neck
21 1/8 in. (53.7 cm.) high  Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 17 September 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. www.christies.com