A carved Longquan celadon vase, late Yuan-early Ming dynasty, mid-14th-early 15th century
Lot 1310. A carved Longquan celadon vase, late Yuan-early Ming dynasty, mid-14th-early 15th century; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.
The high-shouldered, tapering body is carved with a wide band of leafy flower scroll between a band of narrow, upright chrysanthemum petals below and a band of peonies on the shoulder, all under a glaze of sea-green color that also covers the interior and base and thins on the mouth rim, hongmu stand, cloth box.
Provenance: Acquired in Taiwan, 1950s, by repute.
Private collection, United States, prior to 2004.
Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York, 15 November 2004.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Note: Compare the similar vase in the British Museum illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p. 472, no. 16:27, which is dated c. 1450-1650. The petals in the lower band are not as narrow, but the decoration on the shoulder and mid body are very similar.
Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 - 14 September 2018