Description
A CARVED LONGQUAN WALL VASE, MING
China, 16th century. The olive-stone-shaped vase raised on a lotus base, carved on each face of the bulbous body with a panel containing a large flower blossom on leafy tendrils, beneath bands of flowers and coins on the waisted neck, all covered by a thick olive-green celadon glaze.
Provenance: From a Slovakian private collection.
Condition: One chip around the mouth exterior, some crackling, minor wear and firing irregularities.
Weight: 1,249 g
Dimensions: Height 25.4 cm
Literature comparison: Compare with a related pair of similarly decorated Longquan celadon vases, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Longquan Celadon of China, Zhejiang Province, 1998 pl.141.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related wall vase offered by Bonham’s London (New Bond Street) in Fine Chinese Art on 12 November 2015, lot 33, bought-in at GBP £8,000-£12.000.
龍泉青釉刻花紋挂瓶,明代
中國,十六世紀。橄欖石形花瓶下一蓮花基座,飾卷葉大花紋,全身覆蓋厚厚的橄欖青釉。
來源:斯洛伐克私人收藏
品相:瓶口一小開口,一些小碎裂,輕微磨損與燒製瑕疵。
重量:1,249 克
尺寸:高25.4 厘米