A LONGQUAN CELADON RIBBED JAR AND COVER, YUAN DYNASTY China, 1279-1368. Sturdily potted, the baluster sides rising to a short tapered neck, the body carved with numerous vertical ribs. The similarly ribbed cover with a partially upturned leaf-form rim. The body covered in a finely crackled sea-green glaze, save for the rims and underside of the cover left unglazed.

Provenance: National Museum of the Philippines, according to label to base. A private collector in the United States, acquired from the above. Since 1998, the NMP has been the principal regulatory agency in the restoring and safeguarding of important cultural properties, sites, and reservations throughout the Philippines. This has also resulted in various concerted deaccession efforts. The interior of the cover with an old label, '8 (lid)'.
Condition: Good condition with wear and firing irregularities, the rim of the cover and the foot rim with minor chips. The glaze with weathering consistent with soil or sea finds.

Weight: 624 g
Dimensions: Diameter 13 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1166
Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An unusual longquan celadon ribbed jar and cover, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related ribbed form and celadon glaze as well as the size (13.8 cm).


元代龍泉窯青釉條紋荷葉蓋罐
中國, 1279-1368年。胎體堅密，荷葉形蓋，蓋面拱起，蓋面飾凸菊瓣紋。直口，短頸，上腹圓鼓，下腹至脛部內收，底部內凹成圈足。罐口部和足端露胎，其餘部分均施粉青釉，釉色勻淨淡美，素雅瑩潤。器腹部以凸菊瓣紋裝飾，紋理清晰，線條流暢。

來源：根據罐底標籤顯示為菲律賓國立美術館；美國私人收藏購於上述美術館。自 1998年以來，菲律賓國立美術館一直是菲律賓重要文化財產、遺址和保護區的恢復以及主要監管機構。蓋内一個舊標籤上寫著一個“8 (lid)”。
品相：品相良好，磨損和燒製不規則，蓋子邊緣和圈足邊緣有輕微磕損。釉面局部有土壤或海洋引起的風化。

重量：624 克
尺寸：直徑13 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年3月17日，lot 1166
價格：USD 15,000（相當於今日 EUR 16,800）
描述：元代(1279-1368)龍泉窯青釉條紋荷葉蓋罐
專家評論：比較一件密切相關的凸菊瓣紋裝飾和青釉，以及尺寸(13.8 厘米)。