Lot 988. A famille-rose 'Hundred Deer' vase, Republic Period (1912-1949). Height 18 in., 45.7 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 23,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

of archaistic hu form painted with deer in a mountainous landscape, with dragon-form handles in iron-red and gilt, the base with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017