QINGBAI BOTTLE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

Song dynasty, 12th century

Height: 9 1/4 inches, 23.5 cm

青白釉玉壶春瓶

A porcelain bottle vase (yuhuchunping) of slender pear shape, the sides gently rising in several sections from a recessed base and terminating in a cup-shaped ‘trumpet’ mouth. The vase is completely covered in a Qingbai glaze that has a pale celadon hue.

Unusually, this beautifully potted vase has a glaze that has a pale celadon hue, not the usual bluish colour.

PROVENANCE:

Sotheby’s Hong Kong 28.11. 2016, Lot 373