Lot 2819
2819
A LARGE AND RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BUDDHIST AND DAOIST SHRINE
A LARGE AND RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BUDDHIST AND DAOIST SHRINE
A LARGE AND RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BUDDHIST AND DAOIST SHRINE
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A LARGE AND RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BUDDHIST AND DAOIST SHRINE

EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY

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A LARGE AND RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BUDDHIST AND DAOIST SHRINE
EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
The shrine is modelled in the form of a three-storey temple with a tiled roof supported on two pillars on either side. Each storey acts as an alcove framed by moulded dragons housing a Buddhist or Daoist deity and two attendants in biscuit, with Buddha Shakyamuni on top, Avalokitesvara in the middle, and the Daoist deity Zhenwu on the lowest level, the reverse pierced with four circular openings. Traces of gilt remaining on the figures.
15 1⁄4 in. (38.7 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare to a larger Longquan celadon three-tiered Daoist shrine in the British Museum (50.3 cm high), which has inscription on the back reading: Yongle bingxu chujie jidan (On an auspicious day of the Chu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) in the bingxu year of the Yongle reign (1406)), illustrated in Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present, London, 1991, p.160, fig. 119.

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