The cup features rounded sides that rise to a lipped rim, with the interior adorned with lotus scrolls and the exterior carved with four large petal lappets. It is set on a tall, ribbed stem foot and is covered overall in a lustrous sea-green glaze.
A carved Longquan stem cup (Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th-15th)
Description
Dimensions: 13.2cm diameter
Provenance:
Enid and Brodie Lodge Collection
Halls Fine Art Auctions, 3 Dec. 1999
Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art
The cup features rounded sides that rise to a lipped rim, with the interior adorned with lotus scrolls and the exterior carved with four large petal lappets. It is set on a tall, ribbed stem foot and is covered overall in a lustrous sea-green glaze.
Compare a near identical stem cup, from the collection of J.J. Lally & Co., sold at Christie’s New York, 23 March 2023, lot 892. A similar stem cup, left uncarved, can be found in the collection of the Art Gallery New South Wales, Accession Number 379.1997.
