The pear-shaped body is supported on a sturdy footring and surmounted by a trumpet neck. The shoulder and neck are flanked by a pair of large ring handles attach to lugs in the shape of mythical beasts. The neck and mid-section encircled by raised bands. It is covered overall with a rich and even sea-green glaze.
The glaze is in excellent condition and was described in the following way by Mr Saburo Takahashi at Mayuyama & Co.: “This vase shows the highest colour and the excellent craftmanship in that period. The vase has been so carefully transmitted in Japan that the glaze is much finer than the celadon wares which have been excavated.”
Period: Yuan/Early Ming dynasty (14th century)
Size: Height 22.7 cm
Condition: Excellent condition, minor wear and fire impurities, no cracks or repairs.
Provenance: The Per Parén Collection, purchased by Mr. Parén from Mayuyama & Co, 11, 2-chrome, Kyobashi, Chuku, Tokyo, Japan. March 3, 1952 (invoice available).
SKU: 82
References: See related vase in the Palace Museum illustrated in “Porcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum I, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 100.
There is another comparable vase in the Palace Museum illustrated in Longquan of the world – Longquan Celadon and Globalization, Vol. 2 – State Vessels, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2019, Plate 102.
A smaller Longquan vase of this shape was excavated at in Longquan City, and is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China - Zhejiang, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2007, Plate 215.
For another example in the Carl Kempe Collection see Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection”, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 153.
See also a smaller example in the British Museum
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