A good Chinese Longquan celadon vase, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century, with an attractive bluish-green kinuta-type glaze, the globular body rising from a tapered foot to a tall neck and everted dished rim, 14.8cm high, fitted hardwood base, with Japanese wood box Provenance: Bought by Colonel W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950s on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama (小山冨士夫) of Tokyo National Museum and by direct descent to the current owner. Compare with a similar vase sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Lot 2224, 29th May, 2013 and another illustrated in He Li, Chinese Ceramics, no.272 南宋 龙泉窑青釉盘口胆瓶 拍品来源：W. R. Hodgson 上校于上世纪五十年代在日本知名的宋瓷学者、东洋陶瓷学会委员长小山富士夫教授指导下于东京所购