Lot 2138. A blue and white beaker vase, Transitional period, Chongzhen (1628-1644); 16½ in. (41.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price Realized USD 32,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

The vase is finely decorated on the neck with a continuous landscape scene, above a band of shaped ruyi heads on the midsection and pendent leaves on the lower section.

Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired in the 1980s. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014