A Chinese underglaze blue and crackle-glazed celadon... Lot n° 557

A Chinese underglaze blue and crackle-glazed celadon baluster vase, paired with looped handles, H 39 cm A Chinese underglaze blue and crackle-glazed celadon baluster vase, the top ending in a flared skirt decorated with a band of linked lingzhi- or ruyi-heads, the shoulder of the bulbous body decorated with a floral motif in underglaze blue, above a crackle-glazed band in reminiscence of Ge-ware, the shoulders paired with looped archaistic handles emanating from mythical beast heads, each handle carrying a loose ring, 20thC, H 39 cm