Lot Essay
Compare with a similarly-shaped vase but with fixed-ring handles dangling rom the square loops, from the J.M. Hu and Ian Meek, collection sold in our London Rooms, 11 December 1989, lot 105.
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A LONGQUAN CELADON TEMPLE VASE
SONG DYNASTY
The pear-shaped body rising to trumpet neck and flanked by square loops at the waisted neck, with four incised lines around the lower body and two ribbed lines around the neck, covered overall in an olive green glaze
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) high, box
SONG DYNASTY
The pear-shaped body rising to trumpet neck and flanked by square loops at the waisted neck, with four incised lines around the lower body and two ribbed lines around the neck, covered overall in an olive green glaze
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) high, box