Lot 31. A Qingbai vase and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 241⁄2 in. (62 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 700 - USD 1,000. Price Realised: USD 1,875. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019

The vase is applied on the shoulders with twelve mourning figures and a small prostrate figure with the head raised below a cloud of vapor. The tapering neck is applied with a large dragon, various animals and birds, and the moon supported by vapor projecting from the side, below the rim is a piecrust collar applied on the underside with four loops, the conical cover is surmounted by a seated bird-form finial, covered overall in a pale bluish-green glaze to expose the pale ware.

Provenance: Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 1960.

The Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Family Collection.

Christie's. The Art of China: Winter Edition, 28 November - 5 December 2019