A VERY RARE EARLY MING LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED JAR

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A VERY RARE EARLY MING LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED JAR
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

Of spherical shape with a short base and narrow rimless aperture, carved into four equal segments divided by bamboo borders, each panel containing a shaped ogee cartouche enclosing the characters Qing Xiang Mei Jiu, 'Pure and fragrant fine wine', below a floral spray, all under a thick green glaze stopping above the burnt orange foot
11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) high

Provenance

The Jingguantang Collection

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Lot Essay

No other jar of this design appears to be recorded.

Compare the hexagonal Longquan celadon guan and cover also divided into segments and carved with alternating floral and character panels illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. I, p. 173, no. 511.

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