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A CARVED ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-GLAZED 明初 龍泉窰青釉纏枝蓮紋盌
‘LOTUS’ BOWL, EARLY MING DYNASTY
Japanese wood boxes (5) 來源：
Diameter 6¾ in., 17.2 cm 日本私人收藏

PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection.
The present bowl is striking for its luminous glaze and boldly
carved floral designs. Decorated with lotus blossoms borne
on meandering scrolls to the exterior and interior, the bowl
is further decorated with a chrysanthemum flowerhead to
the center of the inside. Already renowned for their jade-like
glaze during the Song dynasty, the Longquan kilns during the
Yuan and Ming dynasties continued to produce ceramics for
the court, catering to the contemporary aesthetic that was
highly influenced by the blue and white porcelains coming
from the neighboring Jingdezhen kilns.
For closely related examples, see one illustrated in Chinese
Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pl. 603;
another illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics
in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London,
1986, pl. 487. See two slightly larger examples in the
National Palace Museum, Taipei (accession nos 故瓷
005283N000000000 and 故瓷005292N000000000).
⊖ $ 35,000-45,000

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