A peach bloom glazed porcelain brush washer. Kangxi mark and period. Photo Bonhams

Of compressed globular form, its exterior walls displaying a band of copper wash mottled in tones of dark pink to rosy red with tiny patches of leaf green visible beneath the celadon-tinged glaze covering the inside walls and the shallow recessed base displaying the six-character mark written horizontally in two rows of underglaze blue regular script. 4 5/8in (11.7cm) diameter. Sold for US$13,750

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 20 Dec 2011. California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com