An unusual Chinese celadon porcelain Tripod Wine Vessel, Jue. Ming Dynasty, 16th century
An unusual Chinese celadon porcelain Tripod Wine Vessel, Jue. Ming Dynasty, 16th century. Photo Gibson Antiques
After an archaistic bronze form, the three legged vessel finely moulded covered in a greenish-blue glaze. Height: 13.5cm - Price 6 000 €
A closely related example is illustrated by the Oriental Ceramics Society, Oriental Green wares: Pottery & Porcelain from the Ming and Far East, British Museum, 1997, no 48. Another excavated vessel is illustrated in Gems of China’s Cultural Relics, no 178. Collection of the Institute of Archaeology of Hangzhou City, found in 1987, Hangzhou Zhejiang province.
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