A LONGQUAN CELADON RIBBED JAR, YUAN DYNASTY China, 1271-1368. The baluster body rising from a stepped foot to a broad straight neck, the exterior carved with vertically raised ribs, covered overall in an unctuous sea-green glaze. Provenance: Acquired by W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950s on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama of the Tokyo National Museum. Thence by descent within the family. Lieutenant Colonel William Roy Hodgson, CMG, OBE (1892- 1958) was an Australian diplomat and member of the drafting committee for the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Old Japanese paper label to base. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, minimal firing flaws and small chipping to foot, not extending into the glaze. Minor losses to lid and box. Weight: 181.1 g (the vessel) and 19.4 g (the lid) Dimensions: Diameter 8.5 cm Finely carved openwork hardwood lid, possibly Zitan, with a chrysanthemum flower and a circumferential Ruyi and hibiscus motif. Old Japanese wood box with metal handle. (3) Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related jar at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art, 29-30 November 2018, lot 606, sold for HKD $37,500. 龍泉窯青瓷罐，元代 中國，1271-1368。青瓷罐鼓腹，短頸，高圈足，全身遍上青釉。 來源： W. R. Hodgson上世紀五十年代在東京國立美術館小山富士夫的建議下購於東京，自此在家族中保存。上校William Roy Hodgson先生(1892-1958)，澳大利亞外交官， 聯合國《人權宣言》起草委員會成員。底部有日文老標簽。 品相：品相極好，一些老磨損，輕微燒製瑕疵，足部小磕損，但并未深入釉内。罐蓋上有輕微缺損。 重量：181.1 克 (罐)，19.4 克 (蓋) 尺寸：直徑8.5 厘米 拍賣歷史：一件非常相近的罐子曾在2018年11月29至30日在香港蘇富比中國藝術場以HKD $37,500拍出。