Lot Essay
A Longquan celadon garden seat with a similar reticulated design of Buddhist lions with brocade balls is illustrated in Celadons from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, p. 294, no. 284.
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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A LONGQUAN CELADON RETICULATED GARDEN SEAT
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A LONGQUAN CELADON RETICULATED GARDEN SEAT
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Of barrel-form, the sides are decorated with a wide, reticulated band of two Buddhist lions with a brocade ball amidst flowering leafy branches, between bands of cloud scrolls below and lotus scrolls above. The slightly domed top is carved with a cell pattern. The seat is covered overall with a glaze of olive-green color.
16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Of barrel-form, the sides are decorated with a wide, reticulated band of two Buddhist lions with a brocade ball amidst flowering leafy branches, between bands of cloud scrolls below and lotus scrolls above. The slightly domed top is carved with a cell pattern. The seat is covered overall with a glaze of olive-green color.
16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's New York, 5 June 1986, lot 268.
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