A fine Longquan stembowl with incised and moulded design – Yuan Dynasty
The waisted stem is encircled by two raised fillets and supporting a bowl with rounded sides flaring at the rim. The “bowl” is decorated with incised flowers/fruits on the inside walls and the lower part of the outside. The well has a moulded chrysanthemum spray. It is covered overall in a lustrous olive-green glaze.
Period: Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Size: Diameter 13.5 cm, height 10.5 cm
Condition: Very good condition, light wear and minor firing flaws, no cracks or repairs found with UV-light.
Provenance: From a private Swedish collection
SKU: 153
References: See shards excavated in Longquan County in The specimens of ancient Chinese kilns in the collection of the Palace Museum – Zhejiang Volume 3, Feng Xiaoqi, The forbidden city publishing house, 2015, No 1540.
Two Longquan stembowls were excavated from the hoard at the Tuchengzi city, Inner Mongolia. They are illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Inner Mongolia, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2007, Plate 135, 136.
There is a similarly shaped Longquan stembowl in the Palace Museum illustrated in Porcelains of Yuan Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum I, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, Plate 141.
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