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A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The vase is finely potted with a long cylindrical neck rising from
a pronounced flange above the shoulder. The body is covered
overall with a soft green glaze stopping just above the foot rim.
11Ω in. (29.3 cm.) high
HK$900,000-1,200,000 US$120,000-150,000

LITERATURE
Gracious Countenance Sacred Artifacts, Chinese Ancient Buddhist Art
from Wui Po Kok, 2017, no. 25
This type of vase or flask, which almost certainly developed from
a metal proto-type, is often referred to as a ‘pure water’or ‘holy
water’bottle. It is particularly associated with the Bodhisattva
Avalokitesvara (Guanyin). This bottle form relates to the kendi and the
kundika, having the distinctive flange on the neck, but is differentiated
from the kendi and kundika by having no spout on the shoulder. Only a
small number of Longquan vessels of this form are known. For a larger
example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Longquan of the World,
Longquan Celadon and Globalization. Vol. II. State Vessels, The Palace
Museum, Beijing, 2019, cat. No. 067 (fig. 1).

元 龍泉青釉淨瓶

出版
滙寶閣古美術，《Gracious Countenance Sacred Artifacts》，
2017 年，25 號
Conundrum in a Rare Vase, painted by the Master of the
瓷淨瓶係由金屬同類器演化發展而形成，多為盛裝淨水或聖水之瓶，多 Water, Pine and Stone Retreat depicting this vase, 2021
以佛教觀音相聯系。淨瓶器型源自軍持 (Kendi) 及昆迪卡瓶 (Kundika)， (Painting not included with the lot)
唯器肩無流。龍泉淨瓶多見小尺寸器物，大尺寸者於北京故宮收藏一例， 《瓶花》，水松石山房主人，2021 年
（此畫非拍品）
參見《天下龍泉 — 龍泉青瓷與全球化·卷二·國家公器》，故宮出版
社 ，2019 年，頁 111，圖 67（圖一）。

fig. 1 Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing
圖一 北京故宮博物院藏品
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