CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)

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A CIZHOU WHITE-GLAZED VASE
CHINA, LIAO DYNASTY (AD 907-1125)
The tall, oviform vase with slender neck rising to a dished mouth, covered with a white slip under a creamy white glaze stopping short of the unglazed foot
14 in. (35.8 cm.) high, box

Provenance

The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.

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Lot Essay

A vase of high-shouldered form and larger size (46.8 cm.), with similar neck, mouth and glaze, dated 10th-early 11th century, in the British Museum, London, is illustrated by W. Watson, Tang and Liao Ceramics, New York, 1984, p. 227, no. 271.

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