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A RARE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE, POSSIBLY YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The vase is finely potted with a long cylindrical neck rising from a pronounced flange above the shoulder. The body is covered overall with a soft green glaze stopping just above the foot rim. It's with a fitted pouch and a Japanese wood box.
This type of vessel, likely derived from a metal prototype, is commonly referred to as a ‘pure water' or ‘holy water' bottle, and is closely associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin). The form is related to the kendi and kundika, sharing the distinctive flanged neck, but differs in lacking a spout on the shoulder. Only a small number of Longquan celadon examples of this type are recorded.
For a comparable example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization, Vol. II: State Vessels (Beijing: The Palace Museum, 2019), cat. no. 067. See also a smaller example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2972.
或為元 龍泉青釉長頸瓶
器形修長，直頸自肩部凸棱上挺拔而起，通體施柔和青釉，釉至足際而止。附布套及日本木盒。此類龍泉青瓷傳世甚為稀少。
北京故宮博物院藏有一件相類例，見《Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization》卷二〈State Vessels〉（北京：故宮博物院，2019年），圖錄編號067；另見香港佳士得，2021年12月3日，拍品2972（尺寸較小）。
源流：
東京 青山家族收藏（據盒上標籤）
東京重要私人收藏
32.5cm high
Sold for $10,000
Lot 232
The vase is finely potted with a long cylindrical neck rising from a pronounced flange above the shoulder. The body is covered overall with a soft green glaze stopping just above the foot rim. It's with a fitted pouch and a Japanese wood box.
This type of vessel, likely derived from a metal prototype, is commonly referred to as a ‘pure water' or ‘holy water' bottle, and is closely associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin). The form is related to the kendi and kundika, sharing the distinctive flanged neck, but differs in lacking a spout on the shoulder. Only a small number of Longquan celadon examples of this type are recorded.
For a comparable example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization, Vol. II: State Vessels (Beijing: The Palace Museum, 2019), cat. no. 067. See also a smaller example sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2972.
或為元 龍泉青釉長頸瓶
器形修長，直頸自肩部凸棱上挺拔而起，通體施柔和青釉，釉至足際而止。附布套及日本木盒。此類龍泉青瓷傳世甚為稀少。
北京故宮博物院藏有一件相類例，見《Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization》卷二〈State Vessels〉（北京：故宮博物院，2019年），圖錄編號067；另見香港佳士得，2021年12月3日，拍品2972（尺寸較小）。
源流：
東京 青山家族收藏（據盒上標籤）
東京重要私人收藏
32.5cm high
Estimate $15,000 - $25,000
Overall in good condition.
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