A 'LONGQUAN' CELDAON LOTUS BUD WATER DROPPER SONG DYNASTY

in the form of a lotus bud, the shoulder set with a curved spout opposite a loop handle, applied overall with a greyish celadon glaze stopping unevenly above the foot, Japanese wood box; together with a white-glazed ruyi-shaped box and cover, and a white-glazed stemcup, Japanese wood boxes

Ruyi-shaped box and cover:
Tokubetsu tenji go: Higashi Asia no futamono [Special exhibition box and cover: Eastern Asian box and cover], Kuboso Memorial Museum of Arts, Osaka, 1984, cat. no. 46.

Water dropper - This is in good condition, but has glaze cracks throughout. Box and cover - This is in good condition, except for some small nicks to the rim of the box and cover. Stemcup - There is a 1cm by 4mm gilt repair to the rim with an associated 1.5cm long crack. There is also a 2.5cm rim crack running from the rim to the left of this.
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