Lot 248. A rare 'Longquan' celadon-glazed jardinière stand, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 10 3/8  in., 26.4 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. © Sotheby's

sturdily potted and carved in openwork, the open circular footring supporting rounded sides rising to an angled neck and a flat everted rim, the sides cut-away with five T-shaped apertures with barbed edges, the remaining body forming leaf-shaped vertical supports each carved with a leafing floral spray, the neck pierced with two cloud-form apertures and three circular ones, the rim incised with simplified classic scroll, covered allover with an unctuous seagreen glaze save for a ring under the base burnt orange during firing, associated metal liner and support, two Japanese wood boxes (7).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM