Lot 9336. A straw glazed stoneware ovoid jar, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate US$ 1,200 - 1,800 (€1,100 - 1,600). Photo Bonhams.

Molded with a flared rim to the waisted neck and body of inverted pear form finished with a flat base, the pale celadon-tinged glaze applied over a white slip, both terminating unevenly on the inside edge of the neck and the middle body the buff clay fabric exposed below (glaze degraded from burial). 12 3/4in (32.5cm) high

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test sample no. C100f33, dated 8 March 2000 taken from the jar, is consistent with the dating of this sculpture.

Provenance: purchased in Hong Kong in 1995

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 2016-06-29 10:00 PDT - SAN FRANCISCO