Early Kangxi Period blue and white porcelain covered vase 清康熙 青花人物故事帶蓋樽 © I. M. Chait Gallery

Chinese early Kangxi Period, blue and white porcelain covered vase; of baluster form: the rounded body with figural scene depicting a gathering of Immortals attendants in a garden, overlooking the ocean and with pine trees; the neck with the 'Three Friends of Winter' - pine, prunus and bamboo; the low domed cover with metal loop handle, late 17th Century; H: 16 1/2" - Estimate $12,000-15,000

I. M. Chait Gallery. IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS & ASIAN WORKS OF ART. New York City. Mar 21 2012