元 龍泉窰青釉印纏枝牡丹紋瓶

of baluster form, surmounted by a tall neck with trumpet mouth, the ovoid body crisply molded with a wide frieze of blossoms borne on undulating scrolling vines above a band of upright leaves, the neck with conforming motifs beneath a series of concentric rings encircling the mouth, all under a rich celadon-green glaze

Sing's Antique Gallery，香港

There are two scattered burst air bubbles to the interior of the mouth, a piece of kiln grit and iron spot under the rim. There is a firing tear approx. 3/4 inch (2 cm) long to the base. In overall good condition.
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Longquan wares with molded and applied decoration first appeared in the late Song dynasty and were produced in large quantities during the Yuan. They were assembled in sections and instead of having a base, their bottom section was closed with an inverted saucer-shaped piece of clay. Compare a similarly shaped yen yen vase from the Percival David Foundation, and now in the British Museum, London, inscribed with the date corresponding to 1327, illustrated in Margaret Medley, Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, London, 1974, pl. 58.