A copper red 'Dragon' bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo Sotheby's

of pear shape with a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a copper-red dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, the base unglazed. Height 7 3/4 in., 19.8 cm. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000. Unsold

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM AND JENNIFER SHAW

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5th December 1979, lot 629.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 11 sept. 2012 - www.sothebys.com