Lot 114
  • 114

A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON 'MALLET' VASE MING DYNASTY

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
the slightly tapering cylindrical body rising from a slightly recessed base to an angled shoulder, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of phoenix handles below a widely flared mouth, covered overall in a sea-green glaze, Japanese wood box (3)

Provenance

Japanese Collection. 

Condition

The glaze has characteristic fine crackling and several scattered iron spots and small kiln adhesions. There is a minor firing tear across the foot rim.
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