A CARVED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' LONGQUAN CELADON TRUMPET-NECK BALUSTER VASE
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Boldly carved around bulbous body with two large chrysanthemum blooms amidst broad curling leaves, above a band of petals rising from the foot, the shoulder with a band of stylised clouds motif encircling a stepped ring below the cylindrical neck, similarly decorated with chrysanthemum blooms, under a flared trumpet neck, the glaze of a rich sea-green tone
17 1/4 in. (43.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
A CARVED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' LONGQUAN CELADON TRUMPET-NECK BALUSTER VASE
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Boldly carved around bulbous body with two large chrysanthemum blooms amidst broad curling leaves, above a band of petals rising from the foot, the shoulder with a band of stylised clouds motif encircling a stepped ring below the cylindrical neck, similarly decorated with chrysanthemum blooms, under a flared trumpet neck, the glaze of a rich sea-green tone
17 1/4 in. (43.7 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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