Lot 612. A Longquan celadon jar and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279);  10.6 cm., 4 1/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 80,000 HKD  (6,000 - 9,601 EUR). Lot sold 250,000 HKD (29,240 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2015. 

with deep rounded sides, the exterior carved with overlapping petals with raised central ribs, the domed cover carved with overlapping petals around a central knop, both covered inside and out with a glaze of soft blue-green colour.

Property from a private Japanese collection

Provenance: Priestley and Ferraro Chinese Art, London (label).

Note: Compare a similar Longquan celadon jar sold in our New York rooms, 17th March 2015, lot 70.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2015, 03:15 PM