A Longquan celadon 'dragon' jar and cover, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 122. A Longquan celadon 'dragon' jar and cover, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 800,000 (USD 77,740 - USD 103,654). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

Both the vase and cover are covered with an unctuous glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised areas, and also covers the inside of the foot. 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high, box.

Provenance: T. T. Tsui Collection, Hong Kong
Sotheby's London, 19 June 2002, lot 36

The property of an Asian collector.

LiteratureThe Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, no. 45

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong