Lot 2224. A Longquan celadon vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 5 1/2 in. (14.4 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000. Price realised HKD 275,000© Christie’s Images Limited 2013

The vase is finely potted with a globular body rising from a slightly tapered foot to a wide cylindrical neck flaring to an everted rim, covered with an even glaze of sea-green tone thinning to pale celadon at the rim, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Previously in the collection of Mochiaki Hachisuka (1846-1918), the 14th and final Daimo of the Tokushima Domain, Awa Province. The Hachisuka Family ruled the Tokushima Domain from the early 1600s until the beginning of the 20th century.

Christie’s. Imperial Sale; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall, 29 May 2013