Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 195
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON 'IMMORTALS' BOWL MING DYNASTY The body moulded to the interior with a...
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
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Description
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON 'IMMORTALS' BOWL
MING DYNASTY
The body moulded to the interior with a row of the Eight Immortals beneath a band of key fret, the centre moulded with a fu character, the exterior with a further band of key fret beneath the rim, raised on a circular foot, 18cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Mr Robert Bigio (1913-2003).
Cf. J Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, pp.482-483, no.16:52 and 16:53 for similar bowls, the latter bequeathed by Mrs B Seligman.