Lot 263. A large iron-red and gilt yen-yen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 28 in., 71.2 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 USD. Lot sold 40,000  USD. Photo Sotheby's

of baluster form rising to a tall flared neck and everted rim, well-painted with a continuous landscape with lush foliage and pavilions, a band of shaped floral reserves around the shoulders surmounted by a row of stiff upright leaves around the neck, the base with a pair of concentric rings in underglaze blue.