A powder blue glazed yenyen vase with gilt decoration. Kangxi The stippled cobalt ground painted in gilt with phoenix panels to the exterior neck and the lower body with opposing dragons chasing a flaming pearl separated by smaller reserves of fish and...

A Robin's Egg-Glazed Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century wood stand, Japanese wood box (3). height 13 in., 33 cm. Estimate 20,000—25,000 USD Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's