Lot 701. A white-glazed incised 'Dragon' bottle vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.  

the pear-shaped body rising to a tall slender neck and lipped rim, incised with a writhing dragon, its barbed tail coiling around the neck, in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', covered overall with a pale bluish-green slip pooling into the carving and a semi-opaque white glaze. Height 9 3/4  in., 24.8 cm

Provenance: Collection of Henry Blank (1872-1949), Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 9th December 1949, lot 223)

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art New York, 15 Mar 2017