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A LARGE PAIR OF LONGQUAN CELADON 明十六世紀 龍泉青釉獸耳銜環玉壺春瓶一對
BOTTLE VASES 玉壺春瓶造型，頸部兩側對稱飾以獸耳銜環，並於耳上部下方凸起弦紋
與腹部弦紋上下呼應，應系仿元明時期銅器造型而製。全器釉汁肥厚，
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY 顏色光潤，青翠欲滴，與台北故宮藏器相似，參見《碧綠：明代龍泉窯
青瓷》，台北，2009年，頁194-195，圖103，然體量較後者為大。
Each vase is sturdily potted with a pear-shaped body, decorated 另四川成都曾於明嘉靖丙寅年(1566)墓中亦出土同樣造型器物，參見
《龍泉窯青瓷》，台北，1998年，圖239。拍品成對傳世，極為難得。
with a single bow string, and raised on a low splayed ring foot.
The waisted neck is flanked by a pair of mythical beast-head
C-shaped handles, each suspending a circular ring. The glaze is of a
rich olive-green tone.
11 æ in. (30.2 cm.) high, box (2)
HK$600,000-800,000 US$78,000-100,000
Compare with a smaller vase (18.9 cm.) of this shape and design in
the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Green-Longquan
Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, p. 195, no. 103, where the
author mentions a similar vase dating to 1566, excavated in Chengdu,
Sichuan Province.
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