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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG FAMILY COLLECTION
香港家族珍藏
2980

A RARE FINELY CARVED LONGQUAN 明十五世紀 龍泉青釉刻花卉紋舖首耳罐
CELADON ‘FLORAL’ JAR
來源:
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY 香港蘇富比，1980年11月26日，拍品206號
The jar is boldly carved in high relief around the sides with a
composite frieze of camellia, chrysanthemum, and peony, enclosed 本罐紋飾以高浮雕剔刻而成，技法嫺熟，清晰有力，於同期龍泉器上頗為罕
in panels divided by vertical bamboo ribs, between a band of mallow 見。比較Lindberg珍藏中一件明初龍泉青釉刻花卉紋舖首耳梅瓶，載於1954
flower petals around the shoulders interrupted by a pair of applied 年威尼斯《Exhibition of Chinese Art》，頁128，圖版444，其紋飾風格、佈局與
lion-form handles, and above a broad band of slender leaves around 本罐十分相似。另比較一件元代龍泉青釉刻花卉紋舖首耳罐，其紋飾刻劃略
the base. The neck is carved with a band of key frets. The jar is 淺，釉色色調偏藍，2022年5月30日於香港佳士得拍賣，拍品2849號。
covered overall in a sea-green glaze with the exception of the foot.
11 in. (28 cm.) high
HK$600,000-800,000 US$77,000-100,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26 November 1980, lot 206
The high-relief decoration on the present jar is remarkably crisp and
strong, a feature rarely found on other Longquan vessels of this period.
Compare to a Longquan meiping of the same period, carved with foliage
enclosed in panels and set with mask-form handles from the Lindberg
Collection, illustrated in Mostra d'Arte Cinese/Exhibition of Chinese
Art, Venice, 1954, p. 128, no. 444; and a Yuan Longquan jar carved with
seasonal flowers in slightly shallower relief, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong,
30 May 2022, lot 2849.

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