A SMALL 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED 'PEONY' VASE YUAN DYNASTY |

of baluster form, the round body with an applied peony scroll, rising to a tall horizontally-ribbed waisted neck and flaring mouth, the foot encircled by a band of stiff upright leaves, covered overall in a pale celadon-green glaze, the foot-ring unglazed for firing

Shades of Green Jade and Misty Mountains: Chinese Celadon Wares from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C.C. Tsao, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, Texas, 2003, cat. no. 23.

In overall good condition with minor surface wear. With an approx. 1 cm shallow chip to unglazed foot ring. Minor firing imperfections throughout.
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