Lot 25. A fine Longquan celadon-glazed baluster vase, meiping, 13th century, Southern Song Dynasty. Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 (€3,800 - 5,100). Photo Bonhams.

The elegantly potted vessel flaring out from a small mouth rim to broad rounded shoulders before tapering towards a narrow foot, with finely turned ribs along the body, all covered in a luscious pea-green hued glaze. 19cm (7 1/2in) high

Notes: Compare with a similar meiping, late Southern Song dynasty, in the San Francisco Museum of Asian Art, illustrated in H. Li, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London 2011, p. 158, no. 273. The 

See also another similar vase, 13th century, with a matching cover, sold in Bonhams New York, 14 Sep 2015, lot 8057.

Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE