Lot 871. A large and finely decorated famille verte rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 28 1/8 in. (71.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 52,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The tall body is finely decorated with two registers of shaped panels depicting auspicious animals including a tiger, a phoenix, a lion, ducks and peacocks, and with one panel depicting archaistic vessels containing flowers and scholar's objects, all reserved on a yellow ground decorated with lotus scroll. The neck has further scroll on a green ground and encircled by a bow-string band, wood stand

Provenance: John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1960.

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