A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON GLAZED MELON-SHAPED VASE, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

Reference: ART1008370

The lobed sides rising elegantly to a straight neck with trumpet mouth, flanked by a pair of hook handles, each lob carved with a flower sprig, with a barbed cover applied with a flower head and a stem finial, all under a sea-green glaze thinning at the ribs. The rim of the mouth and the base unglazed.
Height: 22.5 cm.