A Chinese Henan ware bottle vase, yuhuchunping Song/Yuan dynasty, the bulbous pear-shaped body raised on a short foot, the neck rising to a widely flaring rim, decorated in an unctuous black glaze draining from the rim and with elongated brown splashes to the body, 27cm.

Provenance: the collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire.

Cf. Rare Treasure in Shanxi Museum, p.185, where a bottle of similar shape and decoration is illustrated.