A LONGQUAN CELADON PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUAN-MING DYNASTY

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A LONGQUAN CELADON PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUAN-MING DYNASTY China, 1279-1644. The pear-shaped body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a waisted neck with flaring mouth, the neck applied with two C-shaped handles suspending large fixed rings, the body with a bowstring, covered overall with a finely crackled olive-green glaze, the foot rim left unglazed and burnt orange in the firing. Dimensions: Height 14 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Longquan celadon-glazed vase, dated to Yuan dynasty, 1280-1368, 11.5 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1936,1219.11. Compare a closely related Longquan celadon-glazed vase, dated to Ming dynasty, 16th century, 18.9 cm high, in the National Palace Museum Taipei, object number 故瓷011924N000000000. Compare a closely related Longquan celadon-glazed vase, dated to Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century, 25.7 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 50.145.300. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3812 Price: HKD 860,000 or approx. EUR 140,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related form and glaze. Note the much larger size (26 cm).

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