A YUE CELADON-GLAZED RAM, WESTERN JIN DYNASTY China, 266-316. The recumbent ram modeled with a curvaceous spine and robust rump above legs tucked underneath, its raised head pierced with a circular aperture on top, detailed with a pair of bulged eyes and curled striated horns encircling lop ears, applied overall with an olive-green glaze with streaks of amber. Provenance: From a German private collection. Condition: Good condition with wear and firing irregularities, two small chips with old touchups on the horns. Very impressive condition considering the age of this piece! Weight: 684.1 g Dimensions: Length 14.5 cm This charming piece belongs to a group of playful vessels made for the scholar's desk that were produced in kilns in northern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu province. Vessels of this form have been unearthed from Three Kingdoms and Jin dynasty tombs, suggesting that they were highly treasured by their owners. Literature comparison: The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1996, pls 30 and 31. Tsui Museum of Art. Chinese Ceramics I. Neolithic to Liao., Hong Kong, 1991, pl. 58. Michael Sullivan, Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow, London, 1963, pl. 71a. Zhongguo taoci quanji/The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 4, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 163. Animal Farm in Yue Ware, Uragami Sōkyu-dō, Tokyo, 1992, cat. nos 1 to 3. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related piece sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1-2 June 2017, lot 407, for HKD $250,000, and another sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3-4 December 2015, lot 270, for HKD $225,000. 越窯青釉羊形器，西晉 中國，266-316。橫臥的公羊，脊柱彎曲，腿藏于肚下，頭部高高擡起，圓形孔，頂部飾有一對凸出的眼睛和環繞垂耳的捲曲條紋角，羊形器整體施橄欖綠色釉面，帶有琥珀色條紋。 來源：德國私人收藏 品相：品相良好，有磨損與燒製瑕疵，兩處小開裂，羊角上有粘黏処。對於其年代而言品相極好。 重量：684.1 克 尺寸：長14.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似羊形器于2017年6月1日至2日售于香港蘇富比，拍號407，成交價HKD $250,000。另一件于2015年12月3日至4日香港蘇富比《中國藝術品》拍號270，成交價 HKD $225,000.