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YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15H CENTURY
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A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR AND COVER
YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15H CENTURY
The heavily potted jar is carved with four quatrefoil panels enclosing the characters jinyu mantang (may you have a prosperous household) separated by a panel of a fruiting lychee branch and a panel of a fruiting peach branch, all above a band of narrow petals below. The cover is carved with a band of continuous peony scroll encircling the small round finial and the unglazed biscuit body of the interior is molded in the center with a peony spray. The jar and cover are covered with a glaze of sea-green tone that also covers the interior and interior of the foot.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15H CENTURY
The heavily potted jar is carved with four quatrefoil panels enclosing the characters jinyu mantang (may you have a prosperous household) separated by a panel of a fruiting lychee branch and a panel of a fruiting peach branch, all above a band of narrow petals below. The cover is carved with a band of continuous peony scroll encircling the small round finial and the unglazed biscuit body of the interior is molded in the center with a peony spray. The jar and cover are covered with a glaze of sea-green tone that also covers the interior and interior of the foot.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Private collection, Osaka, 1960s.
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Olivia Hamilton