Lot 268, A rare 'Longquan' celadon pear-shaped Vase, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the petal-lobed sides rising elegantly to the flaring trumpet neck with bracket-lobed mouth simulating a morning glory blossom, flanked by a pair of hook handles suspending fixed rings, all under a sea-green glaze thinning at the ribs. Height 10 3/8  in., 26.3 cm

Note: 'Longquan' celadon vase dated Song / Yuan dynasty of similar form and size but with dragon-head handles is illustrated in Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing Dynasties, Chang Foundation, Taiwan, 1990, no. 62.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM