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A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON MELON FORM VASE AN UNUSUAL LONGQUAN CELADON DISH WITH FLUTED
Ming dynasty EDGE
Covered with a rich, celadon glaze on the expertly potted vessel, the Ming dynasty
ovoid body set off by single bands bisected at the top by molded lion Elegantly potted at the cavetto with a central carved flower under an
mask handles below the rolled rim. 15 !4in (38.7cm) high elaborate fluted, petallate rim, covered over with a rich, sea-green
glaze extending evenly over the sides to the recessed base burnt
$3,000 - 5,000 orange in the firing.
13 7/8in (35.4cm) diam
Published and exhibited
Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching Pastor Collection. $2,500 - 3,500
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 -
Sept 25, 2005. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005, p. 19. Published and exhibited
Masterworks of Chinese Art. The Rosalind Ching Pastor Collection.
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts July 28 -
Sept 25, 2005. Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2005, p. 17.

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