An Unusual Plain Bronze Baluster Vase

LIAO DYNASTY (907-1125)

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An Unusual Plain Bronze Baluster Vase
Liao dynasty (907-1125)
The body tapering from the high shoulder to the flat base, the tall, waisted neck encircled by a raised collar and pierced with a tiny hole into which a small loop suspending a loose ring is inserted, the ends of the loop spreading on the interior and with a flower-form washer at the base of the loop on the exterior
15 5/8in. (39.7cm.) high, cloth box

Provenance

Acquired in December 1995.

Lot Essay

This unusual bronze vase is related in shape to glazed stoneware and earthenware examples of Liao date. See M. Medley, T'ang Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1981, p. 134, pl. 129 and Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics; Liao, Hsi-Hsia, Chin and Yuan Wares, Taipei, 1992, vol. 3, p. 24 (right).

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