A Chinese Qingbai vase, Song dynasty. Photo courtesy Uppsala Auktion.

Of unusal shape, pear-shaped body, with a gently flaring neck flanked by small moulded handles, supported on a tall foot, with a moulded flattened section emanating from the middle of the foot, the body applied on both sides with a raised decoration of a flower spray, covered overall in a milky white glaze. Period: Song. Height: 18.5 cm. Estimate: SEK 4.000 - 5.000 (EUR 440 - 550). Hammer price: SEK 16.000

Provenance: A private Swedish collection formed in the 1970´s, thence by descent.

Uppsala Auktion, 13 june 2014. www.uppsalaauktion.se