Lot 3178. A fine iron-red stupa-shaped bottle vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 21.4 cm., 8 3/8 in. Estimate 400,000 — 600,000 HKD (39,143 — 58,715 EUR). Lot sold 596,000 HKD (58,323   EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.

elegantly potted with a baluster body supported on a slightly domed circular base, the rounded shoulders gently rising to a slender neck collared by a raised band below a lipped mouth, delicately painted around the body in different shades of iron-red with four sprigs of blooming lotus borne on scrolling foliage, between pendant lotus petals above and upright striated leaves, the neck detailed with a zigzag floral pattern between a key-fret band at the mouth and the protruding collar, the slightly stepped base similarly decorated with a ring of stylised lappet panels.

Note: See an almost exact piece sold in these rooms, 5th October 2011, lot 2125.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Hong Kong, 04 Apr 2012