Lot 128. A carved Longquan celadon barrel-form stool, Ming Dynasty, 15th century. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 250,000 (USD 23,311 - USD 32,377). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The stool is covered overall in a glaze of olive-green tone with the exception of the foot rim, revealing an orange colour. 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, Kyoto, acquired in the 1970s

Note: A Longquan celadon stool of very similar form but decorated with a band of floral scroll on the mid-section is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Tsai Mei-fen,Green-Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, p. 248, no. 135.

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong