A Rare Early Ming Underglaze-Copper-Red Pear-Shaped Vase (Yuhuchun Ping), China, Ming Dynasty, Hongwu period. H. 32,1 cm. Estimate 120 000 €. Lot sold 200 000 €. Photo Nagel

Note: the swelling pear-shaped body painted in underglaze-red tones with a continuous meander of four large peony blooms seen in profile and from above.

Nagel Auctions. Asiatische Kunst. 14.-16.11.2005. www.auction.de