Lot 345. A 'Longquan' celadon carved jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the baluster body rising from a recessed base to a short straight neck, carved around the exterior with four large flower-filled quatrefoil panels, all above a band of elongated lotus leaves and below floral scroll and chevron bands at the shoulder and neck, covered overall in a bluish-green glaze save for the rim and base of the foot which have burnt an orange-red in the firing; 28 cm, 11 in.

Sotheby's. Collections & Collectors, Londres, 28 avr. 2016, 10:00 AM