A 'Longquan' celadon funerary jar and cover, Southern Song dynasty. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
the elongated ovoid body rising to a rounded shoulder comprised of two graduated rounded ridges and a short cylindrical neck, a large dragon modeled in high relief coiled around the shoulder and upper body, the horned head with jaws open, the body with pointed talons impressed with scales and ridged back, a row of molded upright leaves encircling the base, covered overall with a soft bluish-green glaze, the low domed cover surmounted by a recumbent dog-form knop (2). Height 8 1/8 in., 20.6 cm
Property from the collection of John F. Lewis, Jr,
Provenance: Acquired in the 1940s or 50s and thence by descent.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015