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A LONGQUAN CELADON
GU-FORM VASE
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
The bulging body of the vase is applied
with a pair of lion-mask loose-ring handles
between bands of applied florette-shaped
bosses above and below. The base of the neck
is moulded with three bow-string bands while
another moulded bow-string band encircles
the upper foot. The vase is covered under an
even translucent bluish-green glaze with the
exception of the foot ring.
7Æ in. (19.2 cm. high), Edo-period
Japanese wood box
HK$600,000-800,000
US$77,000-100,000

PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection, acquired prior
to 1930
The form of this vase is based on that of the
ancient bronze gu. Compare to a Longquan
vase of this form dated to Southern Song-Yuan
dynasty in the Tokyo National Museum, which
is moulded with four lion masks on the bulging
body beneath plantain leaves, see collection
number TG-2968; and one with a ruyi-scroll
retrieved from the Sinan shipwreck, the vessel
destined to Japan that sank off the Korean coast
in 1323.

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