Lot 1096. A large copper-red and underglaze blue vase (hu), Qing dynasty. Height 18 in., 45.7 cm. Estimate $12,000 - $18,000. Sold: $18,750. © Sotheby's

the broad belly rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, flanked on the sides by two dragon-form handles, the body with a continuous peony scroll above a band of keyfret and dragons, the neck with bands of lotus scroll, diaper, acanthus leaves, and keyfret, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017