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A pair of Chinese 'Longquan' celadon -glazed mallet-shaped…
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Melbourne
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25-Oct-2015
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A pair of Chinese 'Longquan' celadon -glazed mallet-shaped vases, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), each vase has been well-potted, with a cylindrical body, rising from a low foot-rim to a canted shoulder, and terminating by a dish-shaped mouth. The neck flanked by an applied pair of serpentine dragon-fish handles. The vases covered overall in a fine bluish-green glaze, the unglazed hand-pared foot-rim revealing the dark brown dressing., Measurements: 16.5 and 16.7 cm high. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Melbourne, Literature: Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Chinese Celadons and other related wares in Southeast Asia, Singapore 1955, pp. 160-163, pls. 72 & 73. Catalogue note: celadon vases of this 'Mallet' shape generally known under the Japanese term kinuta, are among the most sought-after Longquan vessels. It has been suggested by several scholars that this shape, despite resembling a paper mallet, May in fact have been introduced to china as a glass vase or bottle from the Islamic west, possibly Iran.
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