"Yaozhou" glazed ware vase, Song dynasty

A small modelled ceramic vase with a rounded body and a short neck that ends in a turned-up mouth. The belly is decorated with a continuous scene of rounded branches and large carved flowers, giving the effect of depth, all covered with a thick olive-green glaze. Yaozhou Kiln, Song dynasty (960-1279) or later. 

Height: 11.5 cm; Mouth diameter: 4.5 cm; Base diameter: 7.3 cm