Lot 36. A small Qingbai double-gourd-shaped ewer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 12.5cm high. Sold for €2,048. © Bonhams 2001-2024

The body of compressed double-gourd form, set with a curved spout and a strap handle in the shape of a curled chilong dragon, covered overall with a pale greyish-blue glaze pooling to a faint blue in the recesses and stopping in an irregular line above the foot, the base unglazed.

Provenance: Dr. Schneider
Eskenazi Ltd., London
A European Private Collection.

Exhibited: On loan to the Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Cologne
 

Bonhams. CHINESE ART, Paris, 12 June 2024