A MOLDED LONGQUAN CELADON BALUSTER VASE

A MOLDED LONGQUAN CELADON BALUSTER VASE

SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-14TH CENTURY

The body is molded with peony blossoms borne on curling stems below a series of concentric rings encircling the trumpet-shaped neck. The vase is covered overall with a glaze of even blue-green tone.

10 3⁄8 in. (26.4 cm.) high, Japanese wood box