Lot 3680. A fine peachbloom-glazed beehive waterpot, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722);  diameter 12.7 cm., 5 in. Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 HKD (20,692 — 28,739 EUR). Lot Sold 812,500 HKD (93,402 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

of classic domed 'taibo zun' form, the rounded sides contracting to a narrow waisted neck below a short lipped mouthrim, subtly incised around the exterior with three medallions, each formed of the curled bodies of archaistic kui dragons, all beneath a grey-tinged crimson-red glaze characteristically suffused with shades of lighter pink spots, the recessed base and interior left white, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a three-column six-character reign mark.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 07 oct. 2015, 02:30 PM