A RARE MOLDED 'LONGQUAN' CELADON VASE YUAN DYNASTY robustly potted, of large baluster shape with an ovoid body rising to a tall cylindrical neck, the shoulders crisply molded with scrolling lotus blossom and foliage borne on a continuous undulating stem, set between a neck decorated with three detached sprays of chrysanthemum blossoms, and carved overlapping upright leaves skirting the foot, covered overall in a rich unctuous bluish green glaze thinning to a pale gray
