A CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON EWER

A CARVED LONGQUAN
CELADON EWER
EARLY MING DYNASTY, LATE 14TH-EARLY 15TH CENTURY
The pear-shaped body tapers to a narrow neck below the
everted rim and is applied with a curving spout supported by
a cloud-form strut opposite the strap-form handle. The body
is carved with a peony scroll below a band with leafy scroll
on the shoulder and upright petals on the neck. The ewer is
covered overall with a rich sea-green glaze, and the tip of the
spout is mounted in silver.
12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) high