A RARE SMALL CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON TRUMPET-NECK VASE, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

A RARE SMALL CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON TRUMPET-NECK VASE
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The vase is potted with a baluster body supported on a splayed foot, with an angular sloping shoulder rising to a flared trumpet neck. The body is boldly carved and combed with peony scroll, the shoulder with overlapping lotus petals. It is covered with a thick lustrous glaze in tones ranging from olive-green to paler yellow, suffused in some areas with a fine network of crackles. The base is unglazed.
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION