CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)

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A LARGE GREEN AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY THREE-PART MODEL OF A STUPA
CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
The bottom section with a balustrade raised on a spreading foot applied with medallions between heart-shaped cut outs, surrounding a lotus-form holder into which fits the center section modeled as a building incised around the sides with five double-door entrances below a tile roof, the upper section with a lower flange below a ribbed spire surmounted by a scalloped flange and jar-form finial glazed amber
21 7/8 in. (55.5 cm.) high, box

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Lot Essay

Compare the green and amber-glazed jar with pagoda-shaped cover supported on a stand bearing an inscription dating to the Zhihe (1054-1056) period, illustrated by Zhang Bai, Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, Beijing, 2008, no. 115.

Oxford thermoluminescence test no. P114n77 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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