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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
1-May-2022
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Description:
A Longquan celadon twin-fish plate, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) the circular dish has deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim. It is applied in the centre with two fish in high relief with their scales and fins well defined. The exterior is carved and moulded with ribbed lotus petals radiating upward and covered overall with an even glaze of bluish-green tone, with the exception of the foot ring which is burnt orange in the firing, 13 cm diameter. Provenance: an old Japanese collectoin. Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, Australia. A private collection, ACT, Australia.
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian