WHITE-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY
£3,780
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
唐 白釉蓋罐
finely potted with an ovoid body on a flat foot, rising to short waisted neck and everted rim, the domed cover surmounted with a bud-shaped finial, covered overall in an ivory-coloured glaze, leaving the base unglazed revealing the buff body
Dimensions
22.6cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Nicholas S Pitcher, 2 February 2018, with an original receipt.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.166.
Footnote
Note: Comparable white-glazed jars with covers, Tang dynasty, with nuances of size and form, sold at Bonham's New York, 21 July 2020, lot 129; Christie's New York, 24 September 2021, lot 822, and 17 March 2017, lot 1135.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價