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                                              propertY From the CoLLeCtIon oF    明十五世紀   龍泉窰青釉刻纏枝花
                                              Dr. anD mrs. GreGorY F. sULLIVan
                                                                                卉紋盌
                                              A CARVED ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-
                                              GLAZED ‘FLORAL’ BOWL              來源
                                              MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY        紐約蘇富比1981年11月6日,編號242
                                              the deep U-shaped sides decorated around
                                              the exterior in relief with scrolling vines issuing
                                              luxuriant peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum
                                              blooms, slender stems extending alongside
                                              and sprouting smaller blossoms and buds,
                                              the flowers framed by leaves gently bending
                                              outward from the stems, the interior similarly
                                              incised surrounding a large flowerhead
                                              medallion centering the well, a band of
                                              keyfret encircling the foot, covered overall in
                                              a sea-green glaze pooling in the recesses, an
                                              unglazed ring at the base burnt orange from
                                              firing
                                              Diameter 8⅜ in., 21.3 cm

                                              PROVENANCE
                                              sotheby’s new York, 6th november 1981,
                                              lot 242.
                                              $ 15,000-20,000



















































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