A LONGQUAN CÉLADON-GLAZED VASE WITH SILVER NECK AND COVER China, Yuan dynasty 20 cm high Robustly potted, of baluster shape with an ovoid body rising to a cylindrical neck, the body moulded with scrolling flowers on a continuous undulating stem, covered overall in a rich unctuous bluish green glaze, the Indonesian silver cover in the shape of a lotus flower. Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975. A similar vase is in the British Museum in London (inv. 1933.013.4); another one is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (inv. FE. 186-1974).
A LONGQUAN CÉLADON-GLAZED VASE WITH SILVER NECK AND COVER China, Yuan dynasty 20 cm high Robustly potted, of baluster shape with an ovoid body rising to a cylindrical neck, the body moulded with scrolling flowers on a continuous undulating stem, covered overall in a rich unctuous bluish green glaze, the Indonesian silver cover in the shape of a lotus flower. Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975. A similar vase is in the British Museum in London (inv. 1933.013.4); another one is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (inv. FE. 186-1974).
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