Lot 3080. A large robin’s egg-glazed gu-form vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 15 in. (38 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000. Price realised HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019 

Potted in the shape of the archaic vessel gu, the vase is covered overall in a thick turquoise glaze suffused with darker blue streaks.

Note: A very similar robin's egg-glazed gu-form vase is illustrated in Chu¯goku Meito¯ Ten: Chu¯goku To¯ji 2000-nen No Seika, Tokyo, 1992, p. 135, no. 151.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 27 November 2019