Lot 3117. A Langyao high-shouldered vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price Realized USD 18,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The vase, with a high-shouldered, tapering body that flares at the base, and a cylindrical neck with slightly everted rim, is covered on the exterior with a crackled glaze of dark crushed-strawberry color that drains to mushroom on the upper neck. The interior of the neck and the base are also covered with a crackled glaze of mushroom color.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza