A CARVED LONGQUAN WALL VASE, MING China, 16th century. The olive-stone-shaped vase raised on a lotus base, carved on each face of the bulbous body with a panel containing a large flower blossom on leafy tendrils, beneath bands of flowers and coins on the waisted neck, all covered by a thick olive-green celadon glaze.

Condition: One chip around the mouth exterior, some crackling, minor wear and firing irregularities.
Provenance: From a Slovakian private collection. Weight: 1,249 g
Dimensions: Height 25.4 cm

Literature comparison: Compare with a related pair of similarly decorated Longquan celadon vases, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Longquan Celadon of China, Zhejiang Province, 1998 pl.141.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related wall vase offered by Bonham’s London (New Bond Street) in Fine Chinese Art on 12 November 2015, lot 33, bought-in at GBP £8,000-£12.000.

龍泉青釉刻花紋挂瓶，明代
中國，十六世紀。橄欖石形花瓶下一蓮花基座，飾卷葉大花紋，全身覆蓋厚厚的橄欖青釉。

品相：瓶口一小開口，一些小碎裂，輕微磨損與燒製瑕疵。
來源：斯洛伐克私人收藏

重量：1,249 克
尺寸：高25.4 厘米