Lot 678. A carved Qingbai 'lotus' vase, Jin dynasty. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped vase surmounted with a galleried mouth, decorated around the sloping shoulders with a border of scrolling foliate vines above naturalistically rendered flowers sprouting from leafy stems, with overlapping upright petals radiating from the spreading foot, covered in a transparent glaze tinged to blue; 23 cm, 9 in.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016