YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY

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A RARE MOULDED LONGQUAN CELADON BALUSTER JAR
YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY
Sturdily potted with broad rounded shoulders and a short waisted neck, decorated around the sides with figures of the Eight Immortals, each animatedly posing and holding their respective characteristic instruments, all covered with an olive-green glaze
10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28-29 April 1992, lot 22

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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find a Longquan celadon jar moulded with figures. A related jar of similar size decorated with sprays of peach and pomegranate alternating with Chinese four characters is illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol. I, London, 1968, pl. 108; another jar of similar design reserved in biscuit was sold at Christie's London, 21 June 2001, lot 94.

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