A carved Longquan celadon-glazed yen yen vase, 16th century. Estimate £25,000 - 40,000 (€35,000 - 56,000). Photo Bonhams.

The foot bordered with a row of upright lappets rising to a bulbous body delicately carved around the upper body with scrolls of blossoming peonies, the neck similarly decorated below a series of concentric rings encircling the trumpet mouth, covered overall with a sea-green glaze, the footrim left unglazed exposing the buff ware burnt orange in the firing, Japanese wood box. 44.5cm (17 1/2in) high (2). 

Note: Compare a related Longquan yen yen vase, 16th century, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated by Tsai Mei-fen, ed., Green - Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pl.83.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET