Longquan Celadon Yen-Yen Vase

Description:

Longquan Celadon Yen-YenVase, China, Yuan dynasty, baluster-shape with trumpet mouth and waisted neck and bottom, resting on an unglazed foot ring, decorated with molded flowers and leaves in sections divided with incised bands under the trumpet mouth, a raised ring around the neck, an incised band of floral motifs to the shoulder, and a broad band of vertical lines around the bottom, transparent glaze with allover crackling, ht. 19 3/8 in.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the acquisition fund of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
Estimate $800-1,000

repaired mouth rim, clay impurities, surface scratches.


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