16 janvier 2018
Two miniature ewers, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Lot 439. Two miniature ewers, Tang dynasty (618-907); 9.5cm., 3 3/4 in., and 9.8cm., 3 7/8 in., high. Estimate 400 — 500 GBP. Lot Sold 1,125 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008
each ovoid body rising from a short spreading flat base to a tall trumpet neck, set to one side with a lion-shaped handle and to the other with a short collared conical spout, covered overall with an opaque white glaze falling short of the base to reveal the white body. Quantity: 2.
Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, cat. no. 203 (taller ewer, according to label)
Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 287 and 288.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London
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