A carved qingbai ‘dragon’ vase, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck, freely carved to the exterior with a ferocious dragon emerging from turbulent cresting waves, all between double-line borders, covered overall in a translucent bluish glaze, the neck cut down and mounted with copper; 20.5cm., 8 1/8 in. Estimation 5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Provenance: A Danish Private Collection

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013 -http://www.sothebys.com/