Lot 2214. A Longquan celadon jar, guan, 14th century. Sold for US$ 6,250 (€5,734). Photo Bonhams.

Of compressed ovoid form with a thick rim to the short neck, the exterior walls carved with a band of alternating lotus flowers and leaves and another of lotus petals rising above the thick foot pad, the base closed with a separately shaped concave plug before the lustrous sea-green glaze was applied on all surfaces except the cinnamon-burnt lip and foot pad. 11in (28cm) diameter - 8 1/4in (21cm) high

Notes: For a jar of similar base construction, form and carved decoration with the original cover preserved, see the example in the Philadelphia Museum of Art illustrated in Margaret Medley, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, 1974, pl. 70a-c (22.9cm high).

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 11 Dec 2015 10:00 PST, SAN FRANCISCO