Lot 3735. A large finely carved polychrome lacquer vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 31.1 cm., 12 1/4  in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD. © Sotheby's

of quatrefoil section, the baluster body resting on a splayed foot and surmounted by a tall flaring neck, each lobe of the main body carved through the red outer layer to the dark green and ochre layers with a panel enclosing a scene of figures attended by acolytes, the neck bordered with a band of upright cicada lappets, the neck with a band of floral scroll, all between two key-fret bands encircling the lobed mouthrim and footrim, the interior and base lacquered black, inner metal liner. 

Provenance: Christie’s New York, 21st September 2000, lot 68.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015