CHINESE YUE-WARE CELADON-GLAZED LAMP STAND SUPPORTED BY A FOREIGN FIGURE
WESTERN JIN DYNASTY OR LATER
£3,276
Auction: 08 November 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
東晉或以後 越窯青釉胡人立柱燈盞
made in three parts with a foreign-figure as the central column in between a shallow upper bowl and lower dish, the figure wearing a long robe with impressed circular pattern, both hands raised holding a dog-like animal in front of his chest, the lamp covered overall in an olive green glaze with crackles
Dimensions
15cm wide
Footnote
A closely comparable Yu lamp stand, similar in the foreign-figure central column and dated to the Western Jin Dynasty, is in the collection of the Liyang Museum, Jiangxu province; see: https://m.sohu.com/a/356841756_99966939/?pvid=000115_3w_a. Another comparable lamp stand supported by a bear, also dated to the Western Jin dynasty, is in the Sir Percival David collection, British Museum, registration number: PDF.A202.