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295 at the shoulder with pairs of sun whorls flanking taotie mask on the two
A lARge lONgQuAN celAdON Vessel, main sides and bovine-head ring handles on the narrow sides. The lower
FANg leI, MINg dyNAsTy register with a pair of confronting birds centered by a flattened bovine-head
motif. One main side with the typical loop handle for wine-pouring, bearing
China, 1368-1644. Sturdily potted in the form of an archaic bronze a carved lingzhi motif. All supported on a tall flared foot, the sides with their
wine vessel and covered overall by an unctuous sea-green glaze with characteristic flanges. The domed pitched-roof cover is surmounted by a
intentional crackling throughout. rectangular handle.
Literature comparison: A Longquan celadon example of a Zun dated to the
Provenance: The Herbert F. Johnson
Museum of Art deaccession. Minuscule Southern Song period, from the collection of the Tokyo National Museum,
matching inventory numbers “88.61.8” was included in the exhibition “Longquan Ware: Chinese Celadon Beloved
painted to lid and base. Old paper labels of the Japanese”, yamaguchi, 2012, pl. 29. For comparison with a bronze
reading “WArE IN TAOT’IEH MOTIF. Fang Lei from the Zhou Dynasty see Sotheby’s New York, Chinese Works of
LATE MING DYNASTY, 1600 AD”. The Art, 21 September 2005, lot 146.
museum is located at Cornell University
in Ithaca, New york. Its collection includes AucTION ResulT
more than 35,000 works of art and was cOMPARIsON
designed by architect I.M. Pei. Established For another archaistic Longquan vessel from the
in 1953, it is named after its primary the Herbert F. Johnson yuan-Ming period, Zun, see Christies Hong Kong,
benefactor, Herbert Fisk Johnson, head of Museum of Art Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2 October
S.C. Johnson & Sons. 2017, lot 108, sold for HKD $687,500.
condition: Superb condition with minor wear and two small chips to Auction result comparison:
inner lip, not visible from the outside. Extremely rare in this state of
preservation! 一件大型龍泉窯青瓷方瓶，明代
中國，1368-1644。仿古酒器，全體施潤澤的青綠開片釉。
Weight: 5.9 kg 來源：Herbert F. Johnson 美術館館藏解體，底部可見原館藏收藏編號 “88.61.8”
Dimensions: 42.8 cm 及“WARE IN TAOT’IEH MOTIF. LATE Ming Dynasty, 1600 AD” 。美術館坐落於
紐約Cornell University 大學，收藏了35,000 多件藝術品，美術館為設計大師貝聿銘
設計。建立於1953年，以Herbert Fisk Johnson名字命名，他曾是S.C. Johnson &
Celadon vessels of archaic form were made in the Longquan and Guan kilns Sons的總裁。
from as early as the Southern Song dynasty and continued throughout the 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，内邊沿兩道小嗑裂，外部不可見。極罕見！
Ming dynasty. For example, fragments of such vessels were recovered from 重量：5.9 公斤
the Laohudong kiln site, Hangzhou. 尺寸：42.8 厘米
Each side of the tapering vessel is divided into horizontal registers. The neck estimate euR 3.000,-
and lid with molded pairs of confronting birds in high relief, above a band Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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