Lot  112. A blue and white 'phoenix tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), dated by inscription to the fifty-eighth year, corresponding to 1719; 17 ½ in.( 44.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 6,000 - GBP 10,000 (USD 7,770 - USD 12,950). Price realised GBP 9,375. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. 

The vase is decorated to the body with dignitaries and attendants in an interior setting. The reverse bears an inscription and dating to the 'auspicious day of the autumn month in the fifty-eight year of Kangxi'. The neck is decorated with scholars and dignitaries with attendants gazing at the full moon.

Provenance: Acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century, and then by descent to the present owner.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Friedrich Hirth (1845-1927).

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019