A SMALL CELADON-GLAZED 'LONGQUAN' BOTTLE VASE SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY |

the pear shaped body set over a slightly tapered foot and rising to a tall cylindrical neck and galleried rim, covered overall in an even blue-green glaze save for the footring

Collection of Edward T. Chow (1910-1980).
Sotheby's Paris, 12th June 2013, lot 2.

There's a small chip, few frits and another small nick with an associated hairline (approx. 0.4cm) to the mouthrim. Expected surface wear and scratches. A few small nicks to the footring. In overall good condition.
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Compare Southern Song Longquan vases of this same form including one formerly in the collection of Mochiaki Hachisuka, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2013, lot 2224; one from the Yang De Tang Collection sold in these rooms, 17th March 2015, lot 69; an example formerly in the Carl Kempe Collection and the Xinyangtang Collection sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29th-30th November 2018, lot 602; and another sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th-31st May 2019, lot 374.