A Langyao baluster vase, 18th century. © Christie's Image 2003

The slender high-shouldered body covered with a crackle-suffused glaze of crushed strawberry tone thinning to pale celadon on the tall neck and flared rim, interior of neck and base with similar celadon glaze - 15in. (38cm.) high. Lot 328. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000. Price Realized $15,535 

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