Lot 162. A flambé-glazed ‘Pomegranate’ lobed vase, Qianlong seal mark and period. Estimate 5,000 —7,000 GBP. Lot sold 35,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

of hexalobed form, the ovoid body rising from a flared foot to a waisted neck with an out-turned lobed rim, covered in a sumptuous cherry-red glaze with attractive lavender-blue streaks extending vertically to the foot from each lobe, the rim and interior glazed in cascades of lavender-blue, the base applied with a beige and coffee-coloured glaze and incised with a six-character seal mark; 19.7cm., 7¾in.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM