A very fine and rare flambe-glazed bottle vase. Qianlong impressed six-character sealmark and period. photo Sotheby's the slightly compressed globular body with moulded horizontal ribs around the waist and shoulder, covered overall in a flambe glaze of...

A fine and rare incised white-glazed bowl. Ming dynasty, Yongle period. photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising elegantly from the thick straight foot before gently flaring at the rim, finely incised on the exterior with large detached sprays of...

An exceptionally rare 'wintergreen' glazed chess jar and cover. Ming dynasty, Yongle period. photo courtesy Sotheby's singularly beautiful, finely-potted in a compressed globular form, the elegant body on a broad flat base with tapered sides extending...