Lot 3019. A ru-type censer, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 17 cm., 6 5/8 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot Sold 475,000. Photo Sotheby's

the rounded bombé sides rising from a short tapered foot to a waisted neck flanked by two loop handles, all covered in a thick even sky-blue glaze suffused with a fine network of crackles, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011