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A PAIR OF CHINESE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON -GLAZED MALLET-SHAPED VASES
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Each vase has been well-potted, with a cylindrical body, rising from a low foot-rim to a canted shoulder, and terminating by a dish-shaped mouth. The neck flanked by an applied pair of serpentine dragon-fish handles. The vases covered overall in a fine bluish-green glaze, the unglazed hand-pared foot-rim revealing the dark brown dressing.
Measurements: 16.5 and 16.7cm high
Provenance: Ex. Private Collection, Melbourne
Literature: Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Chinese Celadons And Other Related Wares In Southeast Asia, Singapore 1955, pp. 160-163, pls. 72 & 73.
Catalogue Note: Celadon vases of this 'mallet' shape generally known under the Japanese term kinuta, are among the most sought-after Longquan vessels. It has been suggested by several scholars that this shape, despite resembling a paper mallet, may in fact have been introduced to China as a glass vase or bottle from the Islamic west, possibly Iran.
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Lot 59
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Each vase has been well-potted, with a cylindrical body, rising from a low foot-rim to a canted shoulder, and terminating by a dish-shaped mouth. The neck flanked by an applied pair of serpentine dragon-fish handles. The vases covered overall in a fine bluish-green glaze, the unglazed hand-pared foot-rim revealing the dark brown dressing.
Measurements: 16.5 and 16.7cm high
Provenance: Ex. Private Collection, Melbourne
Literature: Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Chinese Celadons And Other Related Wares In Southeast Asia, Singapore 1955, pp. 160-163, pls. 72 & 73.
Catalogue Note: Celadon vases of this 'mallet' shape generally known under the Japanese term kinuta, are among the most sought-after Longquan vessels. It has been suggested by several scholars that this shape, despite resembling a paper mallet, may in fact have been introduced to China as a glass vase or bottle from the Islamic west, possibly Iran.
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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