Lot 1005. A Ganzhou 'willow basket' jar, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368); 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diam. Estimate 4,000 - USD 6,000 USD. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.

The unglazed exterior is finely combed with parallel lines forming concentric semicircles on two sides and, at their longest, continuing under and across the small flat base. There is a combed band encircling the neck above a row of pointed bosses of white glaze. The rolled rim and interior are covered with a white glaze. 

Property from a Princely Collection.

Provenance: Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden. 
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 306. 

Literature: E. Engel, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, vol. 1, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 1057. 

Exhibited: Ulricehamn, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, 2002.