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CoLLeCtIon
A RARE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-
GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
SOUTHERN SONG / YUAN DYNASTY
the petal-lobed sides rising elegantly to the
flaring trumpet neck with bracket-lobed mouth
simulating a morning glory blossom, flanked by
a pair of hook handles suspending fixed rings,
all under a sea-green glaze thinning at the ribs
height 10⅜ in., 26.3 cm
a Longquan celadon vase attributed to the
song / Yuan dynasty, of similar form and size
but with dragon-head handles, is illustrated in
Selected Chinese Ceramics from Han to Qing
Dynasties, Chang Foundation, taiwan, 1990,
pl. 62.

$ 15,000-20,000

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