LATE YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, MID-14TH-EARLY 15TH CENTURY

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A CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON VASE
LATE YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, MID-14TH-EARLY 15TH CENTURY
The high-shouldered, tapering body is carved with a wide band of leafy flower scroll between a band of narrow, upright chrysanthemum petals below and a band of peonies on the shoulder, all under a glaze of sea-green color that also covers the interior and base and thins on the mouth rim.
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, hongmu stand, cloth box

Provenance

Acquired in Taiwan, 1950s, by repute.
Private collection, United States, prior to 2004.
Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York, 15 November 2004.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.

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Lot Essay

Compare the similar vase in the British Museum illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 472, no. 16:27, which is dated c. 1450-1650. The petals in the lower band are not as narrow, but the decoration on the shoulder and mid body are very similar.

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