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A rare large Longquan celadon-glazed yenyen vase
15th century
Finely moulded on the body with vertical narrow ribs above the
foot, the central band with floral scrolls beneath a horizontal rib, the
shoulder with further densely scrolling foliate scrolls, the neck with
stiff foliate lappets beneath four ribs below the flaring rim, all covered
with a rich green glaze pooling attractively in the recesses, the deeply
recessed foot with a loose base and sagger inside the vase.
61cm (24 3/8in) high
£20,000 - 30,000
HK$250,000 - 370,000 CNY200,000 - 290,000
十五世紀 龍泉窯青釉花卉紋鳳尾尊
Provenance: Accorsi Pietro Antichità, Via Po 55 (old label)
來源：Accorsi Pietro Antichità, Via Po 55（舊標籤）
Compare a similar vase in the Sir Percival David Foundation of
Chinese Art, very slightly taller than the present lot at 69cm high, but
dated by inscription to 1454 AD, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue
of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
Section 7, London, 1997, p.35, no.238. The inscription states that
the vase was ‘respectfully offered to the local temple to be placed
before the Buddha, with a prayer for longlife’, suggesting that vases
such as the present lot would also have been considered worthy
temple gifts.
See also another similar vase illustrated in The Multiplicity of
Simplicity: Monochrome Wares from the Song to the Yuan Dynasties,
Hong Kong, 2012, no.76.

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