China, 15^th-16^th century. Heavily potted, the baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a cylindrical neck and flaring rim, the body finely carved and incised with large lotus blooms amongst foliage, with horizontal ribbing to the upper neck and vertical ribs to the lower body. The glaze stopping just above the foot rim, revealing the ware. (2)

Provenance: Collection of Joseph Rondina. The base of one vase with an old paper label, inscribed “Celadon $9,000 pr.” Joseph Rondina (1927-2022) was born into a first-generation Florentine-American family in Auburn, upstate New York. Returning to the U.S. after being stationed in Berlin at the end of the Second World War, he studied at the Whitman School of Design before opening Joseph Rondina Antiques on Madison Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper East Side in 1957. In the beginning, his interests focused primarily on European 18^th-century decorative arts and furniture, over time developing to include Chinese, Korean, Indian, Thai, Cambodian, Persian and Japanese art, bringing a more esoteric and exotic style to the market. His clientele included stars of the stage and screen, royalty, notables, dignitaries, and denizens of the social register from the United States and abroad.
Condition: Excellent condition with expected old wear, traces of use and shallow surface scratches. Firing flaws include minor kiln grit, dark spots, glaze recesses and irregular glaze pooling. The foot rims and bases of both vases partially burnt to orange in the firing.

Weight: 6,114 g and 6,012 g
Dimensions: Height 49.5 cm (each)

Literature comparison:
A closely related example was included in the exhibition Chinese Celadons and Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia, National Museum, Singapore, 1979, cat. no. 207. A group of yen-yen vases in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, London, 1986, vol. I, fig. 206, p. 289. Another good example is illustrated in the National Palace Museum of Taipei, an Exhibition of Longquan Wares, cat. no. 78, pages 154-155 (fig. 1).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 14 September 2017, lot 702
Price: USD 87,500 or approx. EUR 99,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Carved Longquan Celadon 'Phoenix-Tail' Vase, Late Yuan-Early Ming Dynasty, 14^th Century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and finely carved and incised floral decoration. Note the size (45.4 cm), that the lot comprises a single vase and that it has been dated to the 14^th century.



明末一對大型龍泉青釉鳳尾尊
中國，十五至十六世紀。尊口喇叭形，束長頸，溜肩，深孤腹，腹以下漸收斂，近足處外撇，圈足露胎。通體施青釉，器身刻花裝飾，頸飾數道弦紋與纏枝紋，腹飾纏枝花卉紋，底飾仰蓮瓣。胎體厚重，釉層勻厚色澤青翠。

來源：尊底有舊紙標籤，可見 “Celadon $9,000 pr.” Joseph Rondina (1927-2022年) 私人收藏。Joseph Rondina (1927-2022年) 出生於紐約州北部奧本的第一代佛羅倫薩美國人家庭。第二次世界大戰結束後駐紮在柏林，後回到美國。之後他在惠特曼設計學院學習，於 1957 年在曼哈頓上東區的麥迪遜大街開設了 Joseph Rondina 古董店。一開始，他的興趣主要集中在歐洲十八世紀的裝飾藝術和家具。隨著時間的推移，他開始收集印度、中國、韓國和日本的藝術。他的客戶包括來自美國和國外的銀幕明星、皇室成員、名人、政要和社會名流。
品相：狀況極佳，有磨損、使用痕跡和表面淺劃痕。燒製缺陷包括輕微的窯砂、黑點、釉凹陷和不規則的積釉。兩個花瓶的圈足和底座在燒製過程中部分燒成橙色。

重量：分別爲6,114 克與 6,012克
尺寸：分別為高 49.5 厘米

文獻比較：
一件非常相近的例子，曾展覽於《 Chinese Celadons》。另一件則展覽於《Wares in Southeast Asia》，新加坡國家博物館，1979年，圖錄編號207。一組鳳尾尊，收藏於伊斯坦堡Topkapi Saray Museum，見Regina Krahl，《Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum》，倫敦，1986年，卷I，圖206，頁289。另一件極佳的尊，見臺北故宮博物院《Exhibition of Longquan Wares》展覽，圖錄編號78，頁154-155。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年9月14日，lot 702
價格：USD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 99,500）
描述：十四世紀元末明初龍泉青釉鳳尾尊
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、精美雕刻花紋。請注意尺寸 (45.4 厘米)，以及此尊為一件，且年代為十四世紀。