Lot 123. A large blue and white yenyen vase, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 70.5cm (27 6/8in) high. Estimate £ 6,000-10,000. Sold for £ 7,500 (€ 8,565). Photo Bonhams.

Brightly painted on the trumpet neck with birds perching on flowering prunus branches, the baluster body with a sinuous phoenix resting on faceted rocks amid branches of blooming peonies.

Provenance: a European private collection

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, London, 12 November 2015