Lot 611
  • 611

A RARE PAIR OF LONGQUAN CELADON JARS AND COVERS SONG – MING DYNASTY |

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 HKD
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Description

  • 8.5 cm, 3 3/8  in.
each modelled in the form of a drum, the rounded body applied with a pair of mock handles, decorated with bands of raised bosses above the foot and around the cover rim, covered overall save for the interior and base in an olive-green glaze

Provenance

Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 1990s.

Condition

In good overall condition, with only minute flakes to the rims and occasional glaze flakes. The glaze with some calcified flecks to the extremities of the handles.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Catalogue Note

It is rare to find boxes of this form, and their exact function remains unknown. However, they are usually believed to be containers to store the pawns for the game of weiqi. See a carved Yaozhou box and cover in the Shaanxi Archaeology Institute which is referred to as a weiqi box, published in Zhongguo taoci quanji [Complete series on Chinese Ceramics], Shanghai, 1999-2000, vol. 7, pl. 132. Compare as well a Yaozhou celadon ‘peony’ box and cover, sold in these rooms, 3rd October 2017, lot 2, from the Le Cong Tang collection; and a Southern Song Qingbai drum-form jar and cover, sold at Christie’s New York, 22nd March 2018, lot 533, from the Linyushanren collection.