Lot 839. A small underglaze-blue and copper-red tea caddy, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 3 5/8  in., 9.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 30,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

the cylindrical body rising to flat shoulder surmounted by a waisted neck with a lipped rim, elegantly painted to the lower half of the body with flowers and insects, the upper half with a poem by You Yi written in stylized seal script, carrying net, Japanese wood boxes (6). 

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017