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3312 A CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON PEAR-
SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE EWER AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The pear-shaped body is carved and combed with a broad band
The body is potted with six vertical lobes that rises to just below of peony scroll above upright lotus petals around the foot and
the base of the shoulder and decorated with a band of floral scroll below a band of ruyi cloud collar enclosing florettes. The trumpet
above keyfret, the top edge of the shoulder with a raised plain neck is carved with a keyfret band and classic scroll below upright
band below a tall neck with upright leaves and lipped mouth rim, plantain leaves around the mouth. The vase is covered overall with
all flanked by an arched strap handle surmounted by a small loop a celadon glaze of sea-green tone with exception of the foot ring.
and a slender curved spout. The comforming domed cover with a 13 ¬ in. (34.2 cm.) high, box
bud finial also has a small loop.
4 Ω in. (11.5 cm.) high, box HK$1,200,000-2,600,000 US$160,000-340,000

HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000 A vase of almost identical design is in the National Palace Museum,
included in the exhibition catalogue Green-Longquan Celadon of the
元 青花纏枝花卉紋六瓣帶蓋小執壺 Ming Dynasty, 2 ed., Taipei, 2011, pl. 51.

明初 龍泉青釉刻纏枝牡丹紋玉壺春瓶

國立故宮博物院藏一件紋飾一樣的龍泉窯玉壺春瓶，見2011
年台北出版《碧綠 - 明代龍泉窯青瓷》（第二版），圖版51
號。

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