Lot 3671. A Longquan carved celadon jar, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 27.5 cm, 10 7/8 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 (31,848 - 38,217 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.
robustly potted, of baluster form with a tapered neck decorated with overlapping striated triangular motifs, carved around the sides with panels of flowers of the four seasons, alternating with panels of characters jin yu man tang ('May gold and jade fill your halls'), beneath a continuous border of scrolling clouds, all between bands of formalised petals around the neck and base, covered overall with a thick rich green glaze.
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th/28th April 1993, lot 29.
Note: Jars of this type, but with the central panels carved between various borders, include one with a cover, decorated with the characters mei jiu qing xiang (excellent wine, clear and fragrant), illustrated in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 1, Geneva, 1999, pl. 45; another sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31st October 2000, lot 860; and two jars sold in our London rooms, 1st/2nd April 1974, lot 134, and, 18th June 1968, lot 17, from the collection of Thomas Cadett CBE.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 oct. 2018, 03:00 PM