The heavily potted vase is covered with a lustrous red glaze of a deep ox-blood tone, with concentrated areas of dark red streaks. The base is applied with a caramel dressing, wood stand, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: According to the inscription on the Japanese wood box, this vase was given as a gift in 1939 to Mr Murata by Liang Xiaofeng, the governor of Qingyuan county in Liaoning province.
A Kyoto family collection.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014