Lot 222. A 'Longquan' Celadon Bamboo-Neck Vase, Xianwen Ping, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368); 24.7cm., 9 3/4 in. Estimate 5,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

solidly potted, the pear-shaped vase rising to a tall cylindrical neck supporting a galleried rim, accentuated with a series of concentric raised fillets around the body, with two further concentric rings to the neck to resemble bamboo, covered in a thick sea-green glaze with a faint crackle, the footring unglazed.