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A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
Details
A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The jar has an ovoid body with canted shoulder, and is carved and combed with a band of overlapping petals beneath a wide band of lotus scroll. The cover is decorated with an animal-form finial. The jar and cover are covered with an unctuous glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised areas, and also covers the inside of the foot.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, silk cloth, Japanese wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The jar has an ovoid body with canted shoulder, and is carved and combed with a band of overlapping petals beneath a wide band of lotus scroll. The cover is decorated with an animal-form finial. The jar and cover are covered with an unctuous glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised areas, and also covers the inside of the foot.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, silk cloth, Japanese wood box