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A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON CONG VASE
YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY
modelled after an archaic jade cong, each
long edge of the square-sectioned body with
eight raised horizontal bands within a raised
rectangular frame, all supported on a short
foot and surmounted by a gently tapered neck,
covered overall save for the footring with a
unctuous celadon glaze draining to pale bluish-
white at the raised edges
26 cm, 10⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
An old Japanese collection.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4th April 2012, lot 3122.
‡ £ 30,000-50,000
HK$ 308,000-515,000 US$ 39,300-65,500
元/明初 龍泉窰青釉琮式瓶

來源
日本舊藏
香港蘇富比2012年4月12日，編號3122

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