MING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1450-1550

Longquan vases of this type, with an openwork body enclosing an inner body, appear to be quite rare. A pear-shaped bottle vase of this type, dated c. 1522-1620, is illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, pp. 475-76, no. 16:35. Also illustrated is a Longquan celadon vase of the same shape, with similar handles and similar decoration, which is not in openwork, p. 469, no. 16:18, where it is dated c. 1450-1550.