Lot 810. A rare Longquan celadon openwork pear-shaped double vase, Ming dynasty, circa 1450-1550; 9 in. (23 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2014.

The flattened, pear-shaped outer body surrounds an inner tubular body and has an openwork design of peony and camellia rising from rocks on either side of a shoucharacter on one side and pomegranate and chrysanthemum rising from waves to flank a fu character on the reverse, below a band of key fret at the base of the neck which is relief-decorated with overlapping upright leaves that rise to the underside of the everted, quadrilobed rim, and is flanked by a pair of dragon-headed loop handles suspending loose rings. The vase is covered overall with a glaze of slightly greyish olive-green color. stand.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza