Lot Essay
This type of deep bowl would have been used as a water container during tea ceremony. Compare the present lot with an almost identical bowl in the Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum, Kobe.
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EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON DEEP BOWL
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The bowl has deep rounded sides rising to a straight rim and stands on a short foot ring. It is covered all over in a thick, even celadon glaze of sea-green tone, with a circle in the interior of the foot ring left unglazed to expose the body.
10 ½ in. (26.5 cm) diam., Japanese lacquer cover, Japanese wood box
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The bowl has deep rounded sides rising to a straight rim and stands on a short foot ring. It is covered all over in a thick, even celadon glaze of sea-green tone, with a circle in the interior of the foot ring left unglazed to expose the body.
10 ½ in. (26.5 cm) diam., Japanese lacquer cover, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, Osaka, acquired in the early 20th century.
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