Lot 219. An underglaze-blue and red and celadon-glazed square baluster vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); 55cm., 21 5/8 in. Estimate 35,000 — 45,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

the tapering flat sides rising from a recessed base to an angled shoulder and tall trumpet neck with everted rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue and iron-red tones and moulded and celadon-glazed to each face with a rectangular panel enclosing a mountainous landscape scene, the shoulder with floral sprigs and the neck with flowers issuing from rockwork, the six-character mark in underglaze-blue to the base.