New Forms - Song/Yuan

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A LONGQUAN LOBED CELADON BRUSH WASHER
Song dynasty 960-1279
龍 泉 青 釉 葵 瓣 洗 ( 宋 960-1279)
Dimensions: 11.5 cm diameter
Provenance: - Purchased from Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art, no. 1181
- A private American collection
The hexafoil brush washer of slight angular profile supported on a short tapering
foot. The exterior with two concentric ribs and overall covered in an even, pale
celadon glaze thinning around the rim and ribs. The foot left unglazed to reveal
the buff coloured body.
Compare a washer of similar hexafoil form without the foot, sold at Sotheby’s
London, 12 May 2010, lot 29.