Lot 774. A pair of relief-decorated Qingbai 'prunus' meiping, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368). Height 8 1/8  in., 20.6 cm. Estimate USD 30,000 — 50,000. © Sotheby's.

each set over a slightly flaring foot and swelling to a generously rounded shoulder and short, conical neck, the shoulder applied with long prunus branches extending around the body and studded with small globular buds and sprig-molded blossoms, the opposite side of the shoulder applied with a crescent moon accented by a whimsically incised cloud wisp, covered overall in a translucent pale blue-green glaze (2).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 September 2019