A 'Longquan' celadon vase
Ming dynasty

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

of slender ovoid form tapering to the waisted base, the narrow shoulders surmounted by a short cylindrical neck with lipped rim, the sides carved with a lozenge pattern above a band of vertical flutes and a band of stiff leaves around the neck, all beneath the thickly applied bluish-green glaze falling short of the foot burnt orange in the firing
34.5 cm high

• Lot Sold $4,000 (Hammer Price)
• $4,880 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Asian Ceramic and Arts Association, Macao, 2000

Condition Report

Some scattered tiny black bubble pits in the glaze. a thin line on the mouth rim where the glaze not adhered approx 1.5 cm long. Generally good condition.

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