A rare reticulated Longquan celadon meiping, Ming dynasty. Photo Bonhams

Thickly potted with a rolled rim and short neck that continues as a cylinder visible through the walls of inverted pear form cut with a band of flower petals at the shoulder and another of leafy scrolls above the molded band of elongated lotus petals around the body, the pale olive glaze stopping unevenly along the outer edges of the flared foot and also visible on the otherwise unglazed base where the exterior walls join the base of the cylindrical core. 5 1/4in (13.4cm) high. Estimate US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€5,900 - 8,800)

Provenance: purchased in Japan in the 1950s

Notes: For a larger Longquan bottle vase with reticulated walls (11 3/4in/29.8cm high), see Sotheby's, New York, Sale 8009, 22 & 23 September 2004, lot 205, also as Ming dynasty.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART, San Francisco, 24 Jun 2014 10:00 - http://www.bonhams.com/