the ovoid body supported on a flared foot, surmounted by a cylindrical neck opening into a wide, six-lobed flower-shaped rim with down-turned petal tips, the body freely incised with floral blooms on leafing stems, the petals defined with combed details, the shoulder and neck encircled by double-fillets, the interior of the neck applied with radiating lines of slip, covered overall in a vitreous pale blue glaze pooling at the recesses, the base unglazed revealing the buff-colored body

China House of Arts, New York, 1980-90s.

The vase has crazing, particularly evident at the mouth. The surface has wear, some opaque white and tiny russet fleckings and has been cleaned and lightly polished.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A pair of the same form and decoration from the Capelo Collection was sold in our London rooms 5th November 2014, lot 71. Compare also an example with a taller foliated neck, in the Royal Ontario Museum, illustrated in Stacey Pierson (ed.), Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, pl. 71 and a more ornate example in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Geneva, 1999,  vol. 1, pl. 57.