Rare Antique Chinese Southern Song or Yuan Longquan Celadon ‘melon’ ewer
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Condition Report: Height 7.5 cm Length 12.8CM Irregularities along the foot rim. Old discolored crazing lines (difficult to see inside if they are also visible there, it seems not or only partially). No further damage
Here we have a very rare Longquan celadon melon-shaped ewer, dating to the Song or Yuan dynasty. It is a particularly elegant example of this classic form, with the body divided into pronounced melon-shaped lobes and covered in the characteristic Longquan celadon glaze.Of melon shape, with a straight spout and rounded ear.
Irregularities along the foot rim. Old discolored crazing lines (difficult to see inside if they are also visible there, it seems not or only partially). No further damages such as chips and restoration.
Provenance;
Single Owner Sale Chinese Art – The Scholar & The Dragon, Venduehuis Den Haag
Similar Longquan ewers are illustrated in several important reference works and museum collections.
References:
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, 2 vols. (Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1996).
Douglas Barrett (introduction), Lawrence Smith et al. (selection and notes), Oriental Ceramics: The World’s Great Collections, Vol. 5: The British Museum, London (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1981).
Ulrich Wiesner, Chinesische Keramik aus den Philippinen: Sammlung Ehrlich-Geiling.
Similar pieces auctioned here:
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26043/lot/18/a-longquan-celadon-gourd-shaped-ewer-yuan-dynasty/
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/china-5000-years-2/a-longquan-celadon-melon-shaped-ewer-and-cover
www.bonhams.com/auction/24737/lot/78/a-longquan-celadon-glazed-melon-shape-ewer-13th14th-century/
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-chinese-art-4/a-rare-small-longquan-celadon-glazed-melon-shaped
https://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/14567/melonshaped-ewer-longquan-ware
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| China Dynasty Period | Qing (1661 – 1912)清(1661 – 1912), Ming & Transitional (1368 – 1664) |
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