Lot 378. An underglaze blue and copper-red 'Peony' weiqi box and cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 4 1/4  in., 10.8 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000. Lot sold 42,500 USD. © Sotheby's

of compressed globular form, densely painted all around with underglaze-blue scrolling leafing peony vines framing three large copper-red blossoms, the motif repeated on the rounded cover (2), coll. no. 144.

The Jie Rui Tang Collection.

Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2000.

Sotheby's. KANGXI: The Jie Rui Tang Collection, New York, 20 March 2018