Lot 306
  • 306

A CARVED NORTHERN CELADON VASE FIVE DYNASTIES |

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • 27.1 cm, 10 5/8  in.
the ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a tall waisted neck and galleried rim, the body divided into nine lobes and carved with rows of overlapping petals

Provenance

Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd, Hong Kong, 7th May 2002.

Condition

Overall good condition with wear to the glaze. There are original firing flaws such as glaze gaps as visible in the catalogue photo. The vase also has some crackles in the glaze, some of which extend over the mouthrim, but are likely to be original to the firing.
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