Small Copper Red-glazed Bottle VaseChina, Kangxi-style, oviform with a long, slender neck, the red glaze thinning to white around mouth and foot, six-character Kangxi mark on the white-glazed base, ht. 5 5/8 in. Provenance: A family heirloom collection mostly formed in the 1900-20s by Dr. Frederick Whiting (1821-1946). Dr. Whiting was a philanthropic otologist/professor of Clinical Surgery in Otology at Cornell University who authored the book, Modern Mastoid Operation. He was also known as a collector of American painting, medallic art, and Asian porcelain.