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A RARE RETICULATED LONGQUAN CELADON ‘PEONY’ VASE,
YUHUCHUNPING
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The pear-shaped body is decorated with a broad peony band in openwork
revealing the inner vase, all between a band of stylised lappets and classic
scrolls to the foot rim and ruyi-heads to the shoulder. The mouth rim is
encircled by a geometric band above upright lappets to the neck. It is covered
overall with a glaze of olive-green tone except the unglazed foot rim.
10¿ in. (25.8 cm.) high
£30,000-50,000 US$38,000-62,000
€34,000-57,000
Longquan celadon glazed vases of this type are rare. Compare a similarly
decorated Longquan celadon bottle vase pierced with peony band ftted with
a gilt-bronze base and neck sold at Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012,
lot 221.
明十五世紀 龍泉青釉鏤雕牡丹紋瓶
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