Lot 3137. A fine small Longquan celadon fish-handled censer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368), 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) wide, box. Estimate HKD 180,000 - HKD 260,000 (USD 23,243 - USD 33,573). © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 

The censer is flanked on either side with a stylised fish-form handle, covered overall with a thick, satiny glaze of sea-green tone, leaving the foot ring unglazed revealing the fine brown body. 

Provenance: Sold at Christie’s London, 10 December 1990, lot 115
Harmony of Form, Serenity of Colour: Private Collection of ‘Song’ Ceramics, sold at Sothey’s New York, 23 Mach 2011, lot 535

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall