Lot 8217. A sky blue glazed pomegranate vase, Haoran Tang mark, Daoguang period (1821-1850). Estimate US$ 5,000 - 7,000 (€4,500 - 6,300). Photo Bonhams.

Of globular form with a waisted neck flaring into five everted lobes to form the fruit's stem, the front displaying a flowering branch and the back a single flowering sprig in raised light slip beneath a pale lavender blue glaze that also covers the concave base with the three-character mark written in darker cobalt blue, the foot pad left unglazed. 3 1/2in (8.5cm) high

Notes: For a comparable example in the British Museum, see Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, 1971 (4th edition), Plate CIV 3c (3.3in high); the vase with smaller lobes to the neck sold in China Guardian Auction, Beijing, 26 November 2003, lot 1372 (8cm [3 1/8in] high); and the pair of similar form to this lot, sold in Sotheby's, New York sale, 20 March 2012, lot 247 (3 1/3in [8.6cm] high)

Bonhams. CHINESE, INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND PAINTINGS, 12:00 PDT, SAN FRANCISCO