LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS PETAL' JAR AND COVER, SUI-SONG DYNASTY

The jar is sturdily potted with an oval shaped body carved with overlapping lotus petals below the straight neck. All covered with a crackled glaze of olive-green color with the exception of the base of the jar. Chips and traces of oxidation on parts of the body.

Period : Sui-Song Dynasty
Type : Celadon
Medium : Longquan ware
Size : 24cm(Height) x 8cm(Mouth Diameter)
Condition : Good (Chips and traces of oxidation on parts of the body)
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference : 
1) Tokyo National Museum - TG-722
(Type : Closely related)
https://colbase.nich.go.jp/collection_items/tnm/TG-722?locale=ko

2) Christies HONG KONG 2 DEC 2015 - The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics - The Linyushanren Collection, Part I - Lot 2804
(Price realised : 1,960,000 HKD / Type : Related)
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5953556

3) Art Institute Chicago - Reference Number 1964.783a-b - Covered Jar with a Seated Dog
(Type : Closely Related)
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/21514/covered-jar-with-a-seated-dog