A rare Qingbai octagonal 'Prunus' vase, Meiping, Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty, 13th century of conforming octagonal shape and each facet is relief molded with a prunus spray. The glaze of pale blue tone. For a very similar but smaller example (18.5 cm high) see Christie's Hong Kong, 3/12/21, lot 2807. Another smaller example see the classic age of Chinese ceramics: an exhibition of song Treasures from the Linyushanren collection, no. 65; later sold at the same house, 15/9/2016, lot 728, 21 cm high