Lot 1459. A large famille-rose 'Immortals' vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 21 1/2  in., 54.6 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $27,500. © Sotheby's

the globular body raised on a low foot and rising to a cylindrical neck and slightly flaring mouth, painted in bright enamels with Fu, Lu, Shou, Kui Xing, and the He He twins all amidst scrolled ruyiclouds and a heavenly hall, above the eight Daoist immortals riding animals, marine life above cresting waves, joined by a maiden and elderly man on a raft, possibly Zhang Zhihe, the Tang dynasty Daoist scholar.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017