Lot Essay
A similar though slightly taller Longquan celadon meiping vase with a cover, also carved with a leafy peony scroll, and potted with broader shoulders, is illustrated in Celadons from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, p. 260, no. 245.
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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON VASE, MEIPING
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The well-potted high-shouldered body tapers to a slightly spreading foot, and is carved with a wide band of peony scroll set between two bands of leafy scroll, all under a glaze of soft olive-green tone.
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high, hongmu stand
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The well-potted high-shouldered body tapers to a slightly spreading foot, and is carved with a wide band of peony scroll set between two bands of leafy scroll, all under a glaze of soft olive-green tone.
15 in. (38.1 cm.) high, hongmu stand
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A similar though slightly taller Longquan celadon meiping vase with a cover, also carved with a leafy peony scroll, and potted with broader shoulders, is illustrated in Celadons from Longquan Kilns, Taipei, 1998, p. 260, no. 245.