CHENGHUA SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1465-1487)

Details

A VERY RARE LONGQUAN CELADON CUP, JUE
CHENGHUA SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1465-1487)
The body of the vessel supported by a kneeling deer, a bee, and a seated monkey above a flat platform base, the exterior of the oblong receptacle decorated in trailed slip with overall scrollwork dividing a chrysanthemum petal border around the base and a diaper band around the rim, flanked on both sides with biscuit qilong handles, moulded on the base under a thin slip with the mark Chenghua nian longquan zao, 'made at Longquan in the Chenghua period'
5 in. (12.7 cm.) long, box, stand

Provenance

An Important Private Collection of Chinese Celadons and Other Ceramics, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 November 1996, lot 642
Previously sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 5-6 November 1997, lot 1097

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Lot Essay

Although rare examples of Longquan celadon with Xuande reign marks are known, there appears to be no other piece recorded with Chenghua mark. The present lot with a unique mark is also embedded with puns, the cup form is a jue, deer for lu, bee for feng and monkey for hou, carrying the rebus juelu fenghou, 'May you receive high rank and emolument'.

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