Lot 72. A copper-red and underglaze-blue vase, Qing dynasty, late 18th – early 19th century; 25.3 cm, 10 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot Sold 400,000 HKD (51,084 USD). © Sotheby's.

the compressed baluster form moulded with horizontal ribs, gently sweeping up to cylindrical neck and an everted rim, boldly painted with detached flower blooms in underglaze red wreathed by scrolling leaves in underglaze blue, between trefoil lappets at the rim and lappets around the foot.