Lot 28. A celadon arrow vase, touhu, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 15.2cm (6in) high. Estimate £ 2,500-3,500. Sold for £ 6,062 (€ 6,781). Photo: Bonhams.

Of flattened form, the compressed globular body supported on a slightly splayed foot and rising to a tall waisted neck, the shoulder applied with a pair of tubular handles, covered overall with a thick greenish-blue glaze.

Provenance: a European private collection, and thence by descent.