A VERY RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON BARREL-FORM JAR SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368) The jar is decorated in relief on the exterior with a continuous peony scroll interrupted by a pair of animal-masks suspending rings, between rows of small bosses applied to the raised bands above and below. It is covered overall with a glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised areas and falls to the unglazed bottom of the foot which is burnt orange-brown in the firing. 9 ½ in. (23.9 cm.) diam., lacquer cover, Japanese wood box Provenance Yasuda Yukihiko (d. 1978) Collection, Japan, after 1950.
A VERY RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON BARREL-FORM JAR SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368) The jar is decorated in relief on the exterior with a continuous peony scroll interrupted by a pair of animal-masks suspending rings, between rows of small bosses applied to the raised bands above and below. It is covered overall with a glaze of soft sea-green color that thins on the raised areas and falls to the unglazed bottom of the foot which is burnt orange-brown in the firing. 9 ½ in. (23.9 cm.) diam., lacquer cover, Japanese wood box Provenance Yasuda Yukihiko (d. 1978) Collection, Japan, after 1950.
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