Lot 110. A ‘Longquan’ celadon mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279); 16 cm, 6¼ in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,625 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's

the tapering cylindrical body rising to angled shoulders, surmounted by a tall columnar neck with a wide everted rim, flanked by a pair of archaistic phoenix handles, covered overall in an opaque sea-green glaze suffused with a network of crackle, the footring unglazed revealing the buff-orange body.

Provenance: Collection of Sir Michael and Lady Cynthia Postan.
Bluett and Sons Ltd., London.
Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam.

Bibliography: Bluett and Sons Ltd., The Postan Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics, London, 1972, cat. no. 18

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 09 nov. 2016, 11:30 AM