Chinese Song dynasty, 960-1279, brown glaze vase, of tall tapering ribbed form, with spreading lip and cylindrical neck, in dark brown and ochre fleck glaze, raised on circular foot, height 35 cm reference: see 'Song Ceramics', south East Asia ceramics Society, Singapore. 1983, cat & plate no 168, p153, for similar example. Provenance: Purchased between 1938- 1970, the Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter, hence by decent. Many items from the Hochstadter Collection were sold at Christies 18th/19th March 2009, with lot 518 reaching 2 million US dollars. The collection has also been sold in Sotheby's. Further notes on the life of Walter Hochstadter can be found at the front of the catalogue or can be obtained from the office.