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A GROUP OF SMALL LONGQUAN
17 CELADON JARS AND VASES
15th to 16th century
18 Comprising: a small oil jar; another small oil
10 | BONHAMS jar with lug handles, wood stand; two small
baluster vases with carved floral decoration;
and a jar and cover.
11.4cm (4 1/2in) high

£500 - 700
CNY4,600 - 6,400
HK$5,500 - 7,700

Provenance
An American private collection.

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A SELECTION OF SMALL CELADON-
GLAZED DISHES
Song to Ming Dynasty
Comprising: two rare Longquan shallow
dishes, standing on small and neat circular
foot rings, the exteriors carved with
chrysanthemum lappets, each covered overall
in a crackled olive-green glaze revealing the
brown foot; two small dishes carved with
central floral bouquet; and a small bluish-
green glazed ‘twin fish’ dish.
The largest: 16.5cm (6 1/2in) diam. (6).

£500 - 700
CNY4,600 - 6,400
HK$5,500 - 7,700

Provenance
An American private collection (label)

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A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON
MOULDED BOWL
15th century
The deep bowl of hemispherical cross-
section and raised on a foot rim, the interior
with impress moulded decoration, probably
a narrative scene, with maidens, Precious
Objects and an inscription; together with two
similar celadon-glazed bowls, Ming Dynasty.
17.6cm (7in) diam. (3).

£500 - 700
CNY4,600 - 6,400
HK$5,500 - 7,700

Provenance
An American private collection.

For a comparable bowl, dated by tomb find
to 1450-1503, with a different narrative scene
to the interior see J. Rawson, Ming Ceramics
in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 482,
no. 16:52.