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PROPERTY FROM THE RUIXIULOU
COLLECTION
2920
A RARE LONGQUAN DRUM-
SHAPED VESSEL
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The vase is potted in the form of a drum, with
a waisted mid-section between the bulging
top and bottom each decorated with a band
of applied ‘drum-nails’. It is covered overall
with a thick glaze of deep sea-green tone,
the exterior embellished with several splashes
of iron-brown. The foot ring is unglazed,
exposing the biscuit body.
9 in. (24.1 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
HK$200,000-300,000
US$26,000-38,000
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