A fine imperial peachbloom-glazed seal paste box and cover, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722). Estimate HK$900,000 – HK$1,200,000 ($116,655 - $155,541). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The exterior of the box is covered with a mottled glaze of soft reddish colour, fading to a lighter tone at the rim, the interior and base are covered in a clear glaze. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diam., box 

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 31 October 2000, lot 867 

Notes: Related boxes are illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol 2, London, 1994, no. 819; by Chiang Fu-tsung in Special Exhibition of Monochrome Porcelains of the Ching Dynasty, Taipei, 1981, no. 7; and by Wang Qingzheng in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Shanghai, 1998, no. 207.

Other related examples are illustrated by S. Valenstein, Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, rev. ed, pl. 138; in Oriental Ceramics: The Worlds Great Collections, vol. 11, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 28; in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 15, Tokyo, 1983, pl. 254; in Kangxi Yongzheng Qianlong, Kong Kong, 1989, p. 141, pl. 124, and in the Special Exhibition of Kang-hsi, Yung-cheng, Chien-lung Porcelain, Catalogue, no. 11, from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, also included in the Special Exhibition of Monochromes, Catalogue, no. 7. 

Christie's. THE IMPERIAL SALE & IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 3 June 2015, Convention Hall