STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
TANG DYNASTY
£1,638
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
唐 白釉雙龍耳瓶
of tapered ovoid form, the narrow cylindrical neck topped with a galleried mouth, shoulders flanked with a pair of double strap handles, the dragon-head terminals biting the mouth rim, covered in a glaze with pale greyish-green tone stopping unevenly above the foot, exposing the buff body
Dimensions
35.2cm high
Provenance
Provenance: R & G McPherson Antiques, 20 January 2016, stock no. 24871, with a printed receipt and an associated label on base; Previously in the collection of Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010), the base with an associated label.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.159.
Footnote
Note: A closely comparable straw-glazed amphora, Tang dynasty, with similar size and design of the dragon handles, was sold at Christie's New York, 27 Mar 2018, lot 27.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價