Longquan porcelain ovoid jar with wide everted mouth. Ming dynasty, about AD 1403–1435
Ovoid jar with wide everted mouth. Stoneware, porcelain-type, with celadon glaze. Longquan ware 龍泉窯. Longquan region, Zhejiang province 浙江省, 龍泉地區. Ming dynasty, about AD 1403–1435. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 201 © Trustees of the British Museum
Height: 113 millimetres. The jar has pale grey-green glaze.
Acquisition notes: From the Fujita Collection, lot 303.
Bibliographic reference: Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, University of London, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1977
Pierson, Stacey, Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, University of London, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, School of Oriental and African Studies, 1997