A Junyao "hulu" bottle, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)

Glazed ceramic a blue color with brown tones and slightly crackled. The shape of the piece is shaped like a pumpkin or hulu with a low round base. It is delicately molded and in perfect state of preservation. 

Height: 11,5 cm; Mouth diameter: 3 cm; Base diameter: 5,8 cm.

Provenance: European private collection.