Each vase is sturdily potted with a pear-shaped body, decorated with a single bow string, raised on a low splayed ring foot. The waisted neck with a pair of mythical beast-head C-shaped handles, each suspending a ring. The glaze is of a rich olive-green tone.
11 3/4 in. (30.2 cm.) high, box

Please note the estimates of this lot is HK$300,000-500,000.
請注意，此拍品的估價為HK$300,000-500,000。
请注意，此拍品的估价为HK$300,000-500,000。

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Compare with a smaller vase of this shape and design, illustrated in Green-Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 195, no. 103 (18.9 cm. high); where the author mentions a similar vase dating to 1566, excavated in Chengdu, Sichuan province.