A LONQUAN CELADON VASE, MINGChina, 15th-16th century. The massively potted vessel with a vitreous, thick glaze, showing a fine web of crackles. Subtly molded and carved with leafy peonies and vines. The base of dark brown color.Provenance: Edgar Gutmann, Berlin. Sold at Cassirer und Helbing, Berlin, March 29th, 1928, lot 62. Collection Friedrich Otto Hasse (1886-1964), Bremen, Germany. Thence by decent. See image of the collector’s cabinet, at the lower right corner.Condition: Excellent original condition with old wear and many firing flaws, some glaze pitting including a few open bubbles, but no actual damage. Weight: 1846.5 grams.Dimensions: Height 27.8 cm.The industrialist Friedrich Otto Hasse was considered a knowledgeable art collector in his time. He owned paintings by artists of his generation such as Kokoschka, Braque, Ensor, Vlaminck and others. He also participated in the 1920s trend of collecting Chinese art. A photograph from around 1980 shows a part of his collection, approximately 50 ceramics and bronzes in a glass cabinet (see detail picture online). One of the main subjects of the collection was Chinese ceramics from the Song to Ming dynasties. He acquired these pieces, as documented by extant invoices, at Hugo Meyl in 1924 and at the Cassirer & Helbing auctions in Berlin. The documents suggest that his main period of collecting was between 1924 and 1929.明代暗花龍泉青釉瓶中國，十五至十六世紀。大型花瓶，厚釉，有细小的裂缝。暗花雕刻纏枝牡丹。瓶底深棕色。來源：柏林Edgar Gutmann收藏。于1928年3月29日在柏林Cassirer und Helbing藝廊賣出，編號62。德國不來梅Friedrich Otto Hasse （1886-1964）收藏至今。見藏家展櫃圖片右下角。品相：原始品相極好，老磨損，一些燒製缺陷與氣泡，但沒有其他現實損坏。 重量：1846.5 克尺寸：高27.8 厘米