AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON JAR YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The jar is heavily potted and well carved in relief around the sides with four panels enclosing seasonal flowers: camillia Japonica, peony, lotus and chrysanthemum, above a band of banana-leaf around the base. The shoulders are set with three zoomorphic monster masks modelled in high relief with bulging eyes and brows and reserved on a diapered ground in imitation of woven rattan. The neck carved with diamond-shaped diaper and all panels are conjoined by strapwork borders. The jar is covered overall with a thick glaze of bluish sea-green tone with the exception of the mouth rim, the inside of the base and the foot rim which remain unglazed 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) high, four brocade covers, Ming dynasty, Japanese double-wood boxes Provenance The Hisamatsu Family Collection, an important Daimyo family in Ehime prefecture that ruled during the Edo period (1603-1867) Gifted to the present owner by the Hisamatsu family in 1955 (with a letter included with the jar recording the history)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON JAR YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) The jar is heavily potted and well carved in relief around the sides with four panels enclosing seasonal flowers: camillia Japonica, peony, lotus and chrysanthemum, above a band of banana-leaf around the base. The shoulders are set with three zoomorphic monster masks modelled in high relief with bulging eyes and brows and reserved on a diapered ground in imitation of woven rattan. The neck carved with diamond-shaped diaper and all panels are conjoined by strapwork borders. The jar is covered overall with a thick glaze of bluish sea-green tone with the exception of the mouth rim, the inside of the base and the foot rim which remain unglazed 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) high, four brocade covers, Ming dynasty, Japanese double-wood boxes Provenance The Hisamatsu Family Collection, an important Daimyo family in Ehime prefecture that ruled during the Edo period (1603-1867) Gifted to the present owner by the Hisamatsu family in 1955 (with a letter included with the jar recording the history)
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