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PROPERTY FROM THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION
A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
Details
A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The cover is finely carved with a prunus branch against a combed wave ground within a raised border, the interior of the box potted with an inner raised circular grinding slab and a reservoir. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a glaze of olive-green color except for the inner rims and recessed base which are burnt orange-brown in the firing.
3 ½ in. (8.4 cm.) diam., cloth box, Japanese wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The cover is finely carved with a prunus branch against a combed wave ground within a raised border, the interior of the box potted with an inner raised circular grinding slab and a reservoir. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a glaze of olive-green color except for the inner rims and recessed base which are burnt orange-brown in the firing.
3 ½ in. (8.4 cm.) diam., cloth box, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Mayuyama, Tokyo.