ID 718787
Lot 1031 | A VERY RARE LONGQUAN CELADON OCTAGONAL DISH
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The dish has a circular concave center and is covered overall with an even bluish-green glaze suffused with faint crackle.
6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) across, cloth box
Provenance
The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection.
Literature
Helen D. Ling and Edward T. Chow, Collection of Chinese Ceramics from the Pavilion of Ephemeral Attainment, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1950, no. 27.
A. G. Poster, Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of East Asian Art from New York Private Collections, Japan Society in association with the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 1999, no. 46, pp.136-137.
Exhibited
New York, Japan Society in association with the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of East Asian Art from New York Private Collections, New York, 1999, no. 46.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Address of auction |
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