Description:
AN INCISED LONGQUAN CELADON STEM CUP, YUAN
China, late Yuan to early Ming Dynasty (14th-15th century). The elegant and almost flawless celadon glaze evenly applied to the cup, clusters of tiny air bubbles within.
Provenance: UK private collection.
Condition: Superb condition with wear as expected on a piece of this age. Tiny manufacturing flaws to foot rim and well.
Weight: 245.3 grams
Dimensions: 10.8 cm diameter
A sturdily potted cup with well-rounded sides and a slightly everted rim, supported on a partly hollowed, spreading stem imitating a section of bamboo, covered overall with an unctuous green glaze except the foot rim. The outside wall incised with several horizontal lines.
Literature comparison: For similar examples of Longquan celadon stem cups, see J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, 2001, p.463, pls.16:2 and 16:3; see also J. Ayers, The Chinese Porcelain Collection of Marie Vergottis, p.30, pl.9. The stem cup appeared during the Yuan period: see Zhu Boqian, Longquan Yao Qing Ci (Celadons from Longquan), Taipei, 1998, nos. 198-201, pp. 217-220. However, the motives incised into this cup are more typical of larger Longquan celadon dishes ascribed to the 15th century by Regina Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, 1986, vol. I, cat. nos. 305 and ff., p. 317.
Auction result comparison: PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, COLLECTIONS, CHINESE ART THROUGH THE EYE OF SAKAMOTO GORō - ASIAN LACQUER. Sotheby’s, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG, lot 621. (for are related Longquan celadon cup) CHINESE WORKS OF ART. Bonham’s, 14 March 2016, NEW YORK, lot 8083. (for another related Longquan stem cup)
元代龍泉青瓷高足杯
中國,元末明初 (十四至十五世紀)。 優雅且幾乎完美無瑕的青釉高足杯,内部可見微小的氣泡。
來源:英國私人收藏
品相:品相極好,與年代相符的磨損。底足輕微製作瑕疵。
重量:245.3 克
尺寸:直徑 10.8 厘米