Lot 14. A Cizhou painted 'floral' vase, yuhuchunping, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234); 29.5cm (11 5/8in) high. Estimate £ 5,000 - 7,000 (€ 5,800 - 8,100). © Bonhams 2001-2019.

The vase well potted with a pear-shaped body and waisted neck, applied on the exterior with a cream-white slip and a transparent glaze picked out in dark iron-brown with two bands depicting stylised floral sprays separated by a double fillet around the centre and two triple-line borders at the neck, the glaze falling short above the base revealing the buff-coloured body at the foot, the underside painted with a collector's stock number painted on the base.