SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)

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A LONGQUAN CELADON CONG-FORM VASE
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
Finely potted in imitation of a Neolithic jade cong, the vase has a rectangular body of square section with a cylindrical foot and short neck, and is covered overall with a glaze of rich sea-green color stopping just short of the foot rim to expose the light grey stoneware body.
9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm.), Japanese double wood box

Provenance

Private collection, Toyama.

Exhibited

Toyama, Japan Ceramic Society (date unknown).

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Lot Essay

A Longquan celadon cong-form vase of similar size and proportions collected by the Qing Palace and currently in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization, vol. 2, state vessels, Beijing, 2019, pp. 48-49, no. 15.

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