Lot Essay
The result of Shanghai Museum thermoluminescence test no. 034 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
A RARE PALE CREAM-GLAZED TORTOISE-FORM WATER DROPPER
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE PALE CREAM-GLAZED TORTOISE-FORM WATER DROPPER
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The vessel is modeled in the form of a tortoise with its open mouth forming the spout. The shell is set with a rope-twist handle, and the vessel is covered in a pale beigish-cream glaze.
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) long, cloth box
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The vessel is modeled in the form of a tortoise with its open mouth forming the spout. The shell is set with a rope-twist handle, and the vessel is covered in a pale beigish-cream glaze.
4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection.
Literature
Helen D. Ling and Edward T. Chow, Collection of Chinese Ceramics from the Pavilion of Ephemeral Attainment, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1950, no. 2.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
The result of Shanghai Museum thermoluminescence test no. 034 is consistent with the dating of this lot.