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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A KOREAN CELADON INCISED ‘LOTUS’ BOTTLE VASE
GORYEO DYNASTY, 12-13TH CENTURY
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A KOREAN CELADON INCISED ‘LOTUS’ BOTTLE VASE
GORYEO DYNASTY, 12-13TH CENTURY
The vase is incised in thin lines on the body with three separate lotus sprays, below a band of ruyi-heads around the shoulder and above overlapping lotus petals around the foot, covered overall with a finely crackled greyish-green glaze fired to a golden-russet colour towards the mouth, the base with spur marks.
13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
GORYEO DYNASTY, 12-13TH CENTURY
The vase is incised in thin lines on the body with three separate lotus sprays, below a band of ruyi-heads around the shoulder and above overlapping lotus petals around the foot, covered overall with a finely crackled greyish-green glaze fired to a golden-russet colour towards the mouth, the base with spur marks.
13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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