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A LARGE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON DISH
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The heavily potted dish is carved on the center of the interior
with lotus blossom which is repeated in the futed well below
the everted foliate rim, all under a glaze of even olive-green
tone which continues over the foot onto the base except for an
unglazed circle burnt orange in the fring.
19Ω in. (49.5 cm.) diam.
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
Warren E. Cox Associates, Inc., New York, 3 November 1966.
明十五世紀 龍泉青釉把蓮紋菱口盤

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A LARGE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON
PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The heavily potted vase has an ovoid body carved in relief with
blossoming peony branches below a band of incised upright
plantain leaves on the tall cylindrical neck that fares very slightly
towards the rim, and it is covered with a crackled glaze of olive-
green color that continues over the mouth rim and stops above the
foot, and also covers the base.
18æ in. (47.6 cm.) high
$7,000-10,000

PROVENANCE
Samuel T. Peters (1854-1912) Collection, New York.
Warren E. Cox Associates, Inc., New York, 17 February 1965.
EXHIBITED
On loan: Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Minneapolis Institute of
Arts, May 1981-February 1992.
明 龍泉青釉牡丹紋長頸瓶

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