A Pair of Celadon-glazed Flower Basins
Cizhou Kiln
Pottery in the Neolithic Age
Celadon Zun with String Pattern |
Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty Hexagonal forms rest on six elevated corner feet, with steep, straight walls and flat lips, sides finely pressed in six reserve panels of classic lotus emblems, lip with lightly carved wave designs, glazed in light powder green fading to haloed edges at corners, bases with pressed Qianlong seal script mark and twice perforated for drainage. |
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