Lot Essay
A similar carved Longquan garden seat, but of larger size, is illustrated in Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art, Yamanaka & Company, Inc., 1943, no. 774.
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A LONGQUAN CELADON DRUM-SHAPED GARDEN SEAT
MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
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A LONGQUAN CELADON DRUM-SHAPED GARDEN SEAT
Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
The sides carved with a broad frieze of undulating peony scroll set between rows of raised bosses and further bands of foliate meander, the slightly domed top carved in imitation of a caned seat, covered with a glaze of sea-green tone
15½in. (39.4cm.) high
Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
The sides carved with a broad frieze of undulating peony scroll set between rows of raised bosses and further bands of foliate meander, the slightly domed top carved in imitation of a caned seat, covered with a glaze of sea-green tone
15½in. (39.4cm.) high