Lot 1774. A copper-red and underglaze blue-decorated bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011. 

The bulbous body surmounted by a tall neck and painted in greyish tones of copper-red with three similar mythical beasts, two facing forward, one with head turned backwards, the eyes picked out in underglaze blue.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011