A rare blue and white 'peony and wave' vase, Yuan dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's the finely potted pear shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall trumpet neck with flaring rim, freely painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones...

A rare green-glazed cizhou sgraffiato 'peony' vase. Northern Song dynasty, 11th century, or later The well-balanced baluster body supported on a high splayed foot and with a tall tapering neck ending on a wide rolled-out everted rim, delicately carved...