Lot 145. A copper-red and gilt-decorated bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the pair to the preceding lot, the pear-shaped body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall neck with everted rim, painted with three recumbent mythical beasts in soft copper-red silhouettes mottled with emerald green, their eyes picked out in underglaze blue and the details highlighted in gilding, the rim with a gilt ruyi band, 40.5 cm, 16 in.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 Nov 2016, 11:30 AM