Lot 143. A large 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'peony' jar, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Diameter 30.5 cm. Lot Sold 7,620 USD (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Japanese Private Collection.

Note: See a closely related jar, attributed to the Yuan dynasty, formerly in the Harry Oppenheim Collection, now in British Museum, London, and illustrated in Jessica Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, pl. 16:46; another illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, pl. 541, where it mentions a further example in the Ardabil Shrine; and lastly, one in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated in He Li, Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive Survey from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, New York, 1996., cat. no. 512.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, New York, 20 March 2024