Lot 162. A Copper-Red Baluster Vase, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period  (1662-1722); 40.7 cm., 16 in. Estimate 2.000-3.000 GBP. Lot sold 2,750 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

of elongated baluster form, gracefully tapering from the high subtly rounded shoulders before the splayed foot and just below the tall waisted neck, applied overall with a very fine dark copper red glaze transmuting from pale crimson tone to blushes of dark blood red, the mouthrim slightly reduced. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London