A blue and white 'phoenix medallion' bottle vase. Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period - Photo Sotheby's
the elegant ovoid body rising from a short foot to a tall slender neck with everted rim, painted in reverse around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with four phoenix medallions divided by ruyi clouds and scrolls, all within lappet and ruyi bands at the base and shoulder, the neck with further ruyi scrolls below a chevron band at the rim, the base with four-character seal mark fugui jiaqi (beautiful vessel for the rich and honourable); 35cm., 13 3/4 in. Estimation: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com