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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
25-Aug-2024
Lot No.
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Description:
A Chinese Guan -Type celadon Floral-Shaped bowl, Southern Song/Ming Dynasty, 13TH/14th century, the washer is with a foliate rim, mounted with a metal band. The foot is exceptionally refined, exposing a dark iron body. It is covered overall with a grey-celadon glaze, its surface is smooth and delicate, possessing a jade-like texture that is exceptionally moist and refreshing. Compare to a much smaller longquan guan-type bowl (10.1 cm diameter) with similar form, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31/5/2019, lot 367. 18.5 cm diameter, / /
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Oriental: Jade