Lot 2860. A very rare Early-Ming Longquan celadon, meiping, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 45 cm high, box. Price realised HKD 6,300,000 (Estimate HKD 5,000,000 – HKD 8,000,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023.

Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong
The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3104.

Literature: The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, fig. 47
Splendour of Ancient Chinese Art, Selections from the Collection of T.T. Tsui Galleries of Chinese Art Worldwide, Hong Kong, 1996, fig. 39.

Note: The commanding form and excellent potting of this meiping, complemented by the handsome and lustrous glaze, distinguish it as an excellent example of its type.

Compare to two very similar Longquan celadon meiping and covers, one smaller in the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Green. Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pp. 130-131, no. 64 (fig. 1); the other illustrated in Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.280-281, no. 125.

Another similar Longquan celadon meiping and cover carved with bamboo and prunus is in the collection of Palace Museum, Beijing, see collection no.XIN00062697 on the digital archive.

Christie's. IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 30.11.2023