A Langyao bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722) © Christie's Image 2003

Covered with a crackled glaze of bright crushed strawberry tone thinning to a pale celadon at the top of the tall neck, the base covered with a pale blue-green glaze suffused with blackish crackle - 13 7/8in. (35.4cm.) high Lot 327. Estimate $12,000 - $15,000. Price Realized $17,925 

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 September 2003, New York, Rockefeller Plaza