Lot 992. A copper-red-glazed bottle vase, 18th-19th century. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The pear-shaped body tapers elegantly to the tall, slender neck, and is covered with a glaze of mottled, deep red tone that pales to mushroom on the mouth rim. The interior of the neck and the base are glazed white. 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high. 

Provenance: Philip A. Rollins Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1946.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza