Various Owners






A carved Longquan celadon-glazed jar, guan


14th centuryCarved to the exterior with three large flowerheads above a band of leaf-form lappets, covered in a rich jade-hued glaze. 29cm (11 3/8in) wide
|ProvenanceA Japanese Private collection.For a similar jar see R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, vol. I, no. 541, p. 372; and another smaller jar, Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum, Chinese Ceramics II, 1990, no. 481, p. 123.