A Chinese Yaozhou ware vase

A Chinese Yaozhou ware vase,
Song dynasty (960-1279), of ovoid form rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, incised with a floral spray above a banana leaf border,
19cm high

宋 耀州窑青釉刻花瓶
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000

Condition report:
Provenance: Purchased in a Japanese regional auction room in 2014.
Glaze cracks throughout.
A small chip and glaze flake to rim and another to foot rim.

Provenance: Purchased in a Japanese regional auction room in 2014.