Lot 3045. A blue and white 'dragon' mallet vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 9 in. (22.7 cm.) high, box. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000. Price realised HKD 187,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.

The neck is painted in cobalt blue with a three-clawed archaistic dragon above three Daoist emblems around the body interspersed with clouds. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal four-character Chenghua mark.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 November 2020