A SMALL LONGQUAN CELADON 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A SMALL LONGQUAN CELADON 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The vase is well potted with a high-shouldered body rising to a cylindrical neck flaring at the mouth rim which is bound with metal. It is covered overall with an attractive bluish-green glaze, with the exception of the foot ring which exposes the dark grey body.
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high, cloth box

Provenance
The Sir Herbert and Lady Ingram Collection, no. 395, before 1958.

Literature
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 2012, p. 171, no. 71

Exhibited
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 22 to 27 November 2012; New York, 15 to 20 March 2013; London, 10 to 14 May 2013.