Lot Essay
The result of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. P118n36 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
A RARE BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED EWER
LIAO-NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 907-1127)
Details
A RARE BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED EWER
LIAO-NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 907-1127)
The ewer has an ovoid body, double-strap handle with lobed terminal, and a pronounced ridge at the base of the waisted neck, and is covered overall with a lustrous glaze of dark blackish-brown color that thins to russet on the raised areas and ends in a line on the foot exposing the fine pale grey ware.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, cloth box
LIAO-NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 907-1127)
The ewer has an ovoid body, double-strap handle with lobed terminal, and a pronounced ridge at the base of the waisted neck, and is covered overall with a lustrous glaze of dark blackish-brown color that thins to russet on the raised areas and ends in a line on the foot exposing the fine pale grey ware.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.