Lot 2184. A miniature Guan-type hu-form vase, 18th century; 12½ in. (31.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price Realized USD 20,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014. 

Made in imitation of Song dynasty Guan ware, the elegant vase has a faceted body with a pair of lug handles. The vase is covered overall with a glaze of pale bluish-grey color with fine dark grey crackle, wood stand, cloth box..

Note: A similar miniature, Guan-type hu-form vessel (8.8 cm. high) with a Yongzheng mark, is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 10, Tokyo, no. 259.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014