Lot 55. A moulded qingbai melon-form box and cover, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, box. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000 (USD 12,939 - USD 19,408) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017.

The box and cover are potted in the form of a melon with lobed sides, the cover applied with a stalk-form finial, covered overall with a transparent glaze of pale aquamarine tone with the exception of the base and rims revealing the fine white body. 

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 April 2017, Hong Kong