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A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-GLAZED                        ared base, applied overall with a pale celadon
PHOENIX-TAIL VASE                                 glaze thinning on the carved design, the deeply
YUAN DYNASTY                                      recessed base similarly glazed, the beveled foot
                                                  left unglazed and red orange
the globular body rising to a tall cylindrical    Height 9¾ in., 24.8 cm
ribbed neck and a ared rim, the central register
with applied continuous scrolling vines issuing   $ 6,000-8,000
four blossoms, above uted panels skirting the

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