A SMALL CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON BARREL-FORM GARDEN STOOL
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Well potted, the slightly domed seat carved with a diaper pattern above a foliate band encircling the sides and a narrow grooved border applied with florettes at the lower edge, this latter border repeated on the body below four large panels carved with flower sprays and above the band of upright, overlapping leaf tips rising from the base, all under a glaze of sea-green tone, the interior similarly glazed
12 5/8in. (32cm.) high
A SMALL CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON BARREL-FORM GARDEN STOOL
MING DYNASTY, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Well potted, the slightly domed seat carved with a diaper pattern above a foliate band encircling the sides and a narrow grooved border applied with florettes at the lower edge, this latter border repeated on the body below four large panels carved with flower sprays and above the band of upright, overlapping leaf tips rising from the base, all under a glaze of sea-green tone, the interior similarly glazed
12 5/8in. (32cm.) high
