MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

细节

A RARE MASSIVE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON 'PHOENIX-TAIL' VASE
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The heavily potted, ovoid body is carved with a wide band of peony scroll in various stages of bloom around the shoulder on a brushed ground, above a band of lightly carved peony scroll and a band of upright lotus petals around the base. The trumpet neck is carved with a further narrow band of lotus scroll between bow-string borders and below encircling bands. The whole is covered with a glaze of rich sea-green tone except for the unglazed foot ring and separately-made recessed base.
26 5/8 in. (67.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

来源

Fujita Museum, Osaka, acquired prior to 1940.

出版

Treasures of the Fujita Museum: The Japanese Conception of Beauty, The Fujita Museum, Tokyo, 2015, p. 178, no. 101.

展览

Treasures of the Fujita Museum: The Japanese Conception of Beauty, The Fujita Museum; Suntory Museum of Art, 5 August-27 September 2015; Fukuoka Art Museum, 6 October-23 November 2015.

注意事项

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