Of open mouth, long neck, slightly flared foot rim rising to the globular body, incised with flower and phoenix pattern, the vase glazed in celadon with a tender and gloss tone. In the Yuan dynasty, Longquan kilns produced in high quality and relatively large quantity. Diam.12.3cm, Height:29.5cm, Auction comparison: Compare a closely related carved celadon vase, also dated to the Yuan Dynasty, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 20 March - 21 March 2014 Live auction lot 2830. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.