A VERY RARE YAOZHOU CELADON FIVE-LEGGED LAMP

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A VERY RARE YAOZHOU CELADON FIVE-LEGGED LAMP
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

THE BROAD SLIGHTLY DOMED RIM FINELY CARVED AND COMBED WITH A FLORAL MEANDER AROUND THE CENTRAL APERTURE, THE WAISTED DRUM SHAPED BODY PIECED WITH ALMOND-SHAPED APERTURES, THE LEGS WITH MYTHICAL BEAST MASKS, UNDER AN ATTRACTIVE GREEN GLAZE POOLING AT THE INCISIONS (CHIP RESTUCK)--6 3/4IN. (17.2CM.) DIAM.

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MINO AND TSIANG ILLUSTRATE A LAMP IN ICE GREEN CLOUDS, TRADITIONS OF CHINESE CELADON, P. 144, PL. 54A., WHICH WAS PRODUCED AT HUANGBAOZHEN, TONGCHUANXIAN, SHAANXI. THE RIM AND MASKED FEET ARE MARKEDLY SIMILAR TO THE PRESENT EXAMPLE ALTHOUGH THE DECORATION OF THE BODYIS DIFFERENT. A RELATED LAMP WAS SOLD IN OUR NEW YORK ROOMS, 10 DECEMBER 1978, LOT 190.

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