Lot Essay
Compare the similar ewer excavated in 1981 from the Liao tombs of Haoqianyingzi and illustrated in Neimenggu Lishi Wenwu, Inner Mongolia Museum, 1987, pl. 74
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A DINGYAO-TYPE MELON-SHAPED EWER
LIAO DYNASTY
The six-lobed, globular body supported on a low, cylindrical foot, applied with an upright twisted vine handle springing from a single flowerhead terminal and arcing over the circular mouth with everted rim and branching into three stems, each terminating in a leaf attached to the shoulder above the short spout, the glaze with olive-green tinge pooling to a darker tone in areas, some areas of pulling--5in. (12.8cm.) high
LIAO DYNASTY
The six-lobed, globular body supported on a low, cylindrical foot, applied with an upright twisted vine handle springing from a single flowerhead terminal and arcing over the circular mouth with everted rim and branching into three stems, each terminating in a leaf attached to the shoulder above the short spout, the glaze with olive-green tinge pooling to a darker tone in areas, some areas of pulling--5in. (12.8cm.) high