Lot 1093. A peachbloom amphora vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Height 5 3/4 in., 14.6 cm. Estimate: 3,000-5,000 USD. Sold Price: 47,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
finely potted, broadening at a steep angle from the narrow foot to the rounded shoulder then sweeping up to a cylindrical neck expanding into a flared rim, covered overall in a pale blush-toned glaze with occasional rose-colored flecks, the rim interior with a band of minute copper-green speckles, a network of Japanese gilt-lacquer repair lines at the body and neck, the recessed base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.
Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 15 Sep 2018