PROPERTY FROM THE HARDY COLLECTION FROM THE SZE YUAN TANG
THREE LONGQUAN CELADON VESSELS
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THREE LONGQUAN CELADON VESSELS
MING DYNASTY
Comprising a covered censer in the form of a mythical beast with a bell centering its chest, the removable head with pierced mouth and nostrils forming the cover; a thickly potted foliate dish with petal-molded rim, the interior carved with a flower sprig below petals in the well; and a tripod censer of cylindrical form incised on the exterior with irregular waves
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high; 7in. (17.6cm.) diam.; 5¾in. (14.5cm.) diam. (3)
MING DYNASTY
Comprising a covered censer in the form of a mythical beast with a bell centering its chest, the removable head with pierced mouth and nostrils forming the cover; a thickly potted foliate dish with petal-molded rim, the interior carved with a flower sprig below petals in the well; and a tripod censer of cylindrical form incised on the exterior with irregular waves
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high; 7in. (17.6cm.) diam.; 5¾in. (14.5cm.) diam. (3)