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Lot Essay
The ovoid form of this ewer, the arching double-stranded handle, and the straight spout are strongly reminiscent of late Tang white wares, such as the ewer from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2019, lot 1230. However, the refined potting, the high ring foot, and the very high-fired porcelaneous body all illustrate a transition to the style of the Five Dynasties period.
A similar white porcelain ewer from the tomb of Qian Kuan (buried AD 900) in Lin’an, Zhejiang province, is illustrated in the excavation report Wan Tang Qian Kuan fufu mu (The Qian Kuan Couple Tombs in Late Tang), Beijing, 2012, col. pl. 10, with a line drawing on p. 29, ill. 3-28.
See, also, the similar white porcelain ewer of smaller size in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo gudai baici guoji xueshu yantaohui lunwenji (Symposium on Ancient Chinese White Porcelain Proceedings), Shanghai, 2005, p. 685, col. pl. 19.
A similar white porcelain ewer from the tomb of Qian Kuan (buried AD 900) in Lin’an, Zhejiang province, is illustrated in the excavation report Wan Tang Qian Kuan fufu mu (The Qian Kuan Couple Tombs in Late Tang), Beijing, 2012, col. pl. 10, with a line drawing on p. 29, ill. 3-28.
See, also, the similar white porcelain ewer of smaller size in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo gudai baici guoji xueshu yantaohui lunwenji (Symposium on Ancient Chinese White Porcelain Proceedings), Shanghai, 2005, p. 685, col. pl. 19.