A Longquan celadon-glazed ‘Phoenix tail’ vase, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Estimate £5,000 – £7,000 ($7,670 - $10,738). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The bulbous body and the neck of the elegantly potted vase are incised with bold patterns of large flower heads and associated leaves. It is covered overall in a soft pale celadon glaze infused with a network of crackles. 19¾ in. (50.3 cm.) high.

Provenance: Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover; gifted to the Hood Museum of Art by Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) and William B. Jaffe (1904-1972), New York.

Exhibited: Director's Choice, Jaffe Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 10 June - 10 July, 1966.
A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Jaffe Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 8 December, 1972 - 7 January, 1973.

Christie's. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES, 12 May 2015, London, South Kensington