Lot 4. A ‘Longquan’ celadon mallet vase, Ming Dynasty; 26.7cm., 10 1/2 in. Estimate 40,000-60,000 GBP. Unsold . Photo: Sotheby's.

the cylindrical body tapering slightly towards the recessed base, the tall columnar neck rising to a wide everted mouthrim, flanked by a pair of dragon handles, covered overall in a translucent sea-green glaze suffused with a subtle crackle, the footring left unglazed revealing the dark brown dressing.

Provenance: Toguri Museum of Art, Tokyo.
Sotheby’s London, 10th June 2004, lot 581.

Exhibited: Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1981, cat. no. 56.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com