Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LARGE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED BALUSTER VASE, YUAN DYNASTY
Auction Closed
September 23, 08:35 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A LARGE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED BALUSTER VASE
YUAN DYNASTY
元 龍泉窰青釉纏枝牡丹紋大瓶
rising to a tall neck and trumpet mouth, the ovoid body molded with a wide frieze of blossoms borne on undulating scrolling vines above a band of narrow, upright leaves, the neck with further blossoms beneath a series of concentric rings encircling the mouth, all under an unctuous celadon-green glaze
Height 25¼ in., 64.1 cm
Compare a similar vase with similar floral decoration to the bulbous middle section, attributed to the Yuan dynasty, now preserved in the Inner Mongolia Museum, Hohhot, included in the exhibition, The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256 – 1353, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2002, cat. no. 194.