Lot 1260. A rare copper-red-glazed gu-form beaker vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 

The gu-form vase is covered on the exterior with a deep, raspberry-red glaze that fades to pale green at the edges of the mid-section and beneath the rim. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 19 March 1997, lot 296.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 19 - 20 September 2013