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TWO LONGQUAN CELADON OVOID VASES
MING-QING DYNASTY (1368-1911)
Comprising a smaller ovoid vase with narrow foot and mouth, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), and another elongated ovoid form with combed patterns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); both are covered under a crackled glaze.
First 6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high
Second 8 ½ in.( 21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Provenance:
First vase:
The Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.

Second vase:
Wilhelm R. Valentiner Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1909.
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