Lot 782. A carved and reticulated celadon-glazed 'Longquan' garden seat, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 14 1/2  in., 37 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

of barrel-form, with a narrow base and a slightly domed top, the sides carved and pierced with two frolicking Buddhist lions divided by two sprays of palmette leaves, each lion with a brocade ball amidst cloud wisps, between bands of stylized flowerheads and two rows of raised floriform bosses, the top incised with a square diaper ground, the sides incised with a peony scroll, all under a pale jade green glaze pooling in the recesses.

Provenance: Washington D.C. Private Collection.

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