Property of a Gentleman
A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed yi-form pouring vessel, Yuan / Ming dynasty | 元 / 明 龍泉窰青釉匜
Auction Closed
March 17, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed yi-form pouring vessel
Yuan / Ming dynasty
元 / 明 龍泉窰青釉匜
the rounded sides very slightly tapered on one end to the curved channeled spout, the interior and exterior covered with a rich sea-green glaze, the countersunk base with an unglazed ring burnt orange during firing, wood stand (2)
Width 8 in., 20.2 cm
Yamanaka & Co. Ltd., Kobe, 5th July 1950.
New York Private Collection, acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
來源
山中商會，神戶，1950年7月5日
紐約私人收藏，購於上述處，此後家族傳承
Compare two closely related examples from the National Palace Museum Collection, exhibited in Green: Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, cat. nos 2 and 3. Another example is published in Sherman E. Lee and Wai-kam Ho, Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), Cleveland, 1968, cat. no. 61. A similar example, formerly in the Edward T. Chow Collection, was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 16th December 1980, lot 301.