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Lot Essay
This vase is a particularly well-executed example of its type, with an elegant form and even, attractively-colored sea-green glaze. The three decorative registers are contrasting yet complementary: the finely carved horizontal ribs of the neck and the vertical lappets frame the freely-scrolling lotus of the central section.
A Longquan 'phoenix-tail' vase of similar size is illustrated by R. Krahl and J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, Vol. 1, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, no. 206, where the authors note that similar vases were among the cargo of a ship which sank off Sinan, Korea, in about the third decade of the 14th century. Other examples include one illustrated by J. A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, 1956, pl. 129, no. 29.648 and another of similar height and decoration in the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, and illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, no. 576.
Compare, also, the Longquan celadon 'phoenix-tail' vase with similar ribbing on the upper neck, from the Percival David Foundation and currently on loan to the British Museum, museum no. PDF.237, which is inscribed with a date corresponding to 1327.
A Longquan 'phoenix-tail' vase of similar size is illustrated by R. Krahl and J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, Vol. 1, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, no. 206, where the authors note that similar vases were among the cargo of a ship which sank off Sinan, Korea, in about the third decade of the 14th century. Other examples include one illustrated by J. A. Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington, 1956, pl. 129, no. 29.648 and another of similar height and decoration in the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, and illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, no. 576.
Compare, also, the Longquan celadon 'phoenix-tail' vase with similar ribbing on the upper neck, from the Percival David Foundation and currently on loan to the British Museum, museum no. PDF.237, which is inscribed with a date corresponding to 1327.