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A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON VASE
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
the pear-shaped body rising from a short tapered
foot to a tall cylindrical neck and upturned
everted rim, the glaze of a soft sea-green color
thinning at the lip, the unglazed footrim ! red to a
light orange, Japanese gold lacquer repair at the
rim, wood stand, Japanese wood box (4)
Height 5⅞ in., 15 cm
$ 8,000-10,000
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A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON TRIPOD
CENSER
MING DYNASTY
the heavily potted body raised on three mask-
and-paw feet, the broad rounded sides rising to
an incurved rim and molded to the exterior with
the ‘Eight Trigrams’ in relief beneath a band of
raised bosses, the interior stamped with a trellis-
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pattern medallion, covered overall in a yellowish
sea-green glaze save for the central medallion
and the beveled disc on the base both burnt
orange during ! ring, Japanese wood box (3)
Diameter 12¼ in., 31.1 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
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