A DING-TYPE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The vase has a tapering ovoid body rising to the slender, waisted neck and flared mouth rim, and is covered in a white slip under a clear glaze that falls short of the thick, slightly flared foot.
11 in. (28 cm.) high, cloth box