A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BRUSH WASHER, XI, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON BRUSH WASHER, XI
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The washer is finely potted with straight sides rising from a short, tapering foot to an everted, flattened rim that thins towards the edge. It is covered overall with an unctuous glaze of even bluish-green tone that is suffused with a few crackles to the interior and that fades to a pale mushroom tone in a thin line at the rims. The unglazed foot rim is fired orange.
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diam.

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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE JAPANESE COLLECTION