Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 276
A Chinese Longquan celadon marriage bowl Song dynasty 960-1279 AD
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A Chinese Longquan celadon marriage bowl Song dynasty 960-1279 AD, the rounded sides rising to a flat rim, moulded with two scaly fish to the centre of the well within two concentric bands, the reverse with lotus petals radiating from the foot, 22.5cm.
Provenance: the collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire.
Cf. The Illustrated Catalogue of Sung Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Lung-ch'uan Ware, Ko Ware and Other Wares, no.26, for a similar marriage bowl.