Longquan celadon blue glazed bottle vase, S. Song-Yuan dynasties (1200-1400 AD); Bottle vase with Molded Peony and Arabesque Vine Decorations, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasties (13th-14th Centuries). Vase has magnificent colors, which depend on the intensity of the light and change from green in the room to green/blue in the shadow to bright blue color on the sun. Height: 30.75 cm = 307 mm; Weight: 1 kg 540 g = 1540 g = 3 lb. Condition: normal age ware, no defects, base was not glazed. References: Similar celadon vase was sold in 2015, on Sotheby’s Auction for $237,500 USD http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/song-ceramics-yang-de-tang-collection-n09338/lot.101.html Similar celadon vases from Yuan dynasty: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/364721269800425792/ Similar celadon vase with molded peony from Southern Song – Yuan dynasties, is located in Kyoto National Museum, Japan https://www.pinterest.com/pin/23643966764111262/ Gourd-shaped Bottle with Molded Peony and Arabesque Vine Decorations, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasties (13th-14th Centuries) (Manshu-in Temple, Kyoto). Kyoto National Museum. Gourd-shaped bottles are called huluping in China. In Japan, they were used as flower vases. This bottle was imported to Japan before the Momoyama Period and has been preserved as a flower vase ever since.