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Lot 7235
A Longquan celadon jar, guan 14th century
23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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A Longquan celadon jar, guan
14th century
Of compressed ovoid form with a thick rim to the short neck, the exterior walls carved with a band of alternating lotus flowers and leaves and another of lotus petals rising above the thick foot pad, the base closed with a separately shaped concave plug before the lustrous sea-green glaze was applied on all surfaces except the cinnamon-burnt lip and foot pad.
11in (28cm) diameter
8 1/4in (21cm) high
Of compressed ovoid form with a thick rim to the short neck, the exterior walls carved with a band of alternating lotus flowers and leaves and another of lotus petals rising above the thick foot pad, the base closed with a separately shaped concave plug before the lustrous sea-green glaze was applied on all surfaces except the cinnamon-burnt lip and foot pad.
11in (28cm) diameter
8 1/4in (21cm) high
Footnotes
For a jar of similar base construction, form and carved decoration with the original cover preserved, see the example in the Philadelphia Museum of Art illustrated in Margaret Medley, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, 1974, pl. 70a-c (22.9cm high).


