An underglaze blue and red celadon ground bottle vase, Qianlong mark and period. Photo Sotheby's

the elongated pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a long slender neck, the exterior painted in underglaze blue and red with prunus growing from rockwork, the reverse with bamboo canes, all reserved on a celadon ground, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark; 53cm., 20 7/8 in. Estimation: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 - www.sothebys.com