Lot 1058. A very rare Yue celadon toad-form vessel, Jin dynasty (AD 265-420); 4 1⁄4 in. (11.4 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000. Price realised USD 21,420. © Christie's 2022

The vessel raised on a circular base is naturalistically modelled as a standing toad holding a small ear cup below its open mouth. The frog's head is surmounted by a small cylindrical neck and the vessel is covered overall with a pale greyish-green glaze.

Provenance: Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.

The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. P122a25 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022