Lot 234. A rare 'Longquan' celadon-glazed bud-form jar, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 11⅛ in., 28.4 cm; wood cover (2). Lot sold: 32,760 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022

Provenance: Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Collection of Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908-1979).
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 1978.
Collection of Milton Bates (1921-2006). 

Note: Compare a closely related celadon-glazed jar of similar form and decoration, previously in the Jingguantang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30th November 2010, lot 3106.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022