Lot 1187. A large blue and white double-gourd vase, Wanli period (1573-1619), 22 3/8 in. (56.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The heavily potted vase is decorated all over with shou character medallions amidst clouds, each facet of the lower body with a medallion of Shoulao seated beside an incense burner above a continuous band of breaking waves at the base, the upper bulb further decorated with four circular medallions containing a peach-bearing tree trunk twisted into the shape of a shou character.

Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired in the 1920s. 
Nagel, Stuttgart, 8 May 2009, lot 46.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York