Lot 864. A small blue and white globular vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The bulbous body is decorated with blossoming peony scroll beneath the short neck and flaring mouth rim. 3 ½ in. (9.2 cm.) high.

Provenance: William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1929.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza