28 mars 2011
A Qingbai-type phoenix-head ewer, 10th century
Lot 125. A Qingbai-type phoenix-head ewer, 10th century; height 14 3/4 in., 27.5 cm. Estimate 8,000—12,000 USD. Lot Sold 31,250 USD. photo Sotheby's 2011
the plain ovoid body rising to a tall tapering neck surmounted by the head of a phoenix, pierced to form the spout, the crest now missing, applied overall with a translucent glaze of pale blue tone
Provenance: Sotheby & Co., London, 14th November 1972, lot 334
Sotheby's. Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. 22 Mar 11. New York
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