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NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (AD 960-1234)
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A RARE SMALL CARVED YAOZHOU EWER
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (AD 960-1234)
The upright sides of the cylindrical body are well carved with two peony sprays below a band of overlapping petals on the canted shoulder that radiate from the base of the small mouth which is flanked by a short spout on one side and a looped, strap handle on the other. The vessel is covered with a clear glaze of dark olive-green color that falls to the edge of the flat, unglazed base.
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) across
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (AD 960-1234)
The upright sides of the cylindrical body are well carved with two peony sprays below a band of overlapping petals on the canted shoulder that radiate from the base of the small mouth which is flanked by a short spout on one side and a looped, strap handle on the other. The vessel is covered with a clear glaze of dark olive-green color that falls to the edge of the flat, unglazed base.
3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) across
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned 1962.
Christie's New York, 21-22 March 2013, lot 1170.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned 1962.
Christie's New York, 21-22 March 2013, lot 1170.
Literature
The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, p. 71.
Exhibited
New York, China Institute in America, Early Chinese Miniatures, 15 March - 29 May 1977, no. 204.