Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C102w30 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY EWER
LIAO DYNASTY, LATE 10TH-11TH CENTURY
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AN AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY EWER
LIAO DYNASTY, LATE 10TH-11TH CENTURY
Two sides of the pear-shaped body are incised with a hare seated amidst plants, the two scenes separated by a tasseled rope strap applied below the spout on one side and the double-strap handle surmounted by a human head on the other side, all under a white slip and rich amber glaze that ends irregularly above the foot.
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
LIAO DYNASTY, LATE 10TH-11TH CENTURY
Two sides of the pear-shaped body are incised with a hare seated amidst plants, the two scenes separated by a tasseled rope strap applied below the spout on one side and the double-strap handle surmounted by a human head on the other side, all under a white slip and rich amber glaze that ends irregularly above the foot.
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Annie Yau Gallery, New York, 27 March 2003.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
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