A large blue and white 'shou-character' yen-yen vase Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

of baluster form with tall flaring neck, the exterior painted in bright cobalt-blue with a large hexagonal lattice, each panel containing a shou character within a smaller central hexagonal panel on a floral honeycomb diaper ground, with two key-fret bands at the shoulder, the base inscribed with an apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark within a double circle

Christie's London, 18th June 2002, Lot 202.