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MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON 'LUDUAN' CENSER AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The censer is modelled as a luduan, standing foursquare with its tail flicked upwards. Its head is modelled separately as cover with a single horn. Its mouth is left slightly agape exposing its teeth and fangs. It is covered overall in a pale celadon glaze.
6 in. (15 cm.) high, Japanese double wood box
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The censer is modelled as a luduan, standing foursquare with its tail flicked upwards. Its head is modelled separately as cover with a single horn. Its mouth is left slightly agape exposing its teeth and fangs. It is covered overall in a pale celadon glaze.
6 in. (15 cm.) high, Japanese double wood box
Provenance
The Maeda Family Collection, Kaga, Japan
Literature
Maeda Family Collection Catalogue, Tokyo, First edited in 1846, no. 60
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