Lot 542. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed bottle vase, Song dynasty (960-1279); 15cm, 5 7/8 in. Estimate 250 — 350 GBP. Lot sold 6,875 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2008

the globular body rising from a short tapering foot to a broad tall neck with everted dished rim, covered overall with a soft bluish-green glaze.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 96.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 05 Nov 2008