A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED VASE.

Ming Dynasty.

The cylindrical body with a tall neck rising to a flared rim framed with two fish-shaped handles, the celadon glaze covered overall in a fine even crackle network, 17.5cm H. (2)

明 龍泉青釉雙魚耳瓶連木盒

Vases of mallet-form exist with various animal-form handles. For further examples see Green-Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2011, p 273, no 153 (2)

Dimensions: 17.5cm H.