A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'lotus' jar and cover, Late Yuan / early Ming dynasty | 元末 / 明初 龍泉窰青釉纏枝蓮紋蓋罐

A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'lotus' jar and cover

Late Yuan / early Ming dynasty

元末 / 明初 龍泉窰青釉纏枝蓮紋蓋罐

of compressed baluster form, the body freely carved with a stylized lotus scroll issuing furling leaves above a band of upright lappets encircling the base, the similarly decorated cover modeled as an undulating lotus pad with a stem-form knop, all covered with a translucent jade-green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses, the footring burnt orange (2)

Height overall 11 in., 27.9 cm