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For centuries, or even for millennia, the Imperial manufactories of ceramics produced masterpieces for the emperors of China. Sold by Christie's in Hong Kong on May 27, a vase manufactured 250 years ago may claim a much older tradition: its form of an amphora reproduces an antique Tang. The price is not indicated in the catalog, but its shape is perfect and its decoration in cobalt blue on whit…