Lot 3037. A flambé-glazed Hu-shaped vase, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 29.5 cm., 11 5/8 in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot Sold 437,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

well potted after the archaistic bronze hu form, rising from a tall straight rectangular foot to a gently waisted and slightly flaring neck flanked by a pair of rectangular handles, covered overall with a lustrous purplish-red glaze, highlighted with milky cascades of sky-blue, the interior draining away to reveal a pale-blue glaze with white striations, the brown-glazed base incised with a six-character seal mark.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011