Lot 289. A large pair of famille-verte 'Phoenix' jars and covers, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period.  Height 23 1/2  in., 59.7 cm. Estimate 35,000 — 55,000 USD. Lot sold 47,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's 2015

each stoutly potted of baluster form, well-painted with a pair of phoenix perched on rockwork issuing lavish leafy peony blooms, the fitted domed cover with pointed knop and painted with a pair of sparrows and further flowers emerging from rockwork, all boldly rendered in underglaze blue with iron-red, green, yellow, aubergine enamels and gilt, the flat base unglazed (4).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 Sep 2015, 02:00 PM