A Small 'Longquan' Celadon Vase With Applied Decoration (Yen-Yen), Late Song / Yuan Dynasty

A Small 'Longquan' Celadon Vase With Applied Decoration (Yen-Yen), Late Song / Yuan Dynasty

height 11 1/2 in., 29.2 cm. With Japanese wood box (2). Estimate 50,000—70,000 USD

NOTE: Longquan wares with molded and applied decoration first appeared in the late Song Dynasty and were produced in large quantities in the Yuan. See a similar and slightly smaller vase (25 cm) recovered from a ship wrecked in 1323 off the coast of Sinan and included in the Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics Found Off Sinan Coast, Seoul, 1977, pl. 10.

Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's