the pear-shaped body carved and painted with two peony sprays, the glaze stopping irregularly above the splayed foot revealing the body.

ProvenanceCollection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999).

Note: Compare a similar vase in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 249. 

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, HongKong, 28 november 2018, 10:15 AM