Lot 533. A 'Longquan' celadon vase, Song dynasty (960-1279); height 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body resting on a low foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim, covered overall in a lightly crackled bluish-green glaze, the unglazed footrim burnt orange in the firing.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 29th November 1993, lot 217.

Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of 'Song' Ceramics, New York, 23 march 2011