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4 juin 2018

A fine and rare red-glazed bird feeder, Ming dynasty, 15th century

A fine and rare red-glazed bird feeder, Ming dynasty, 15th century

Lot 2934. A fine and rare red-glazed bird feeder, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) across. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000. Price realised HKD 475,000© Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The vessel is delicately potted with a flat base and straight sides, applied with a small loop for attachment, covered on the exterior with a crackled glaze of raspberry-red tone which thins to white along the mouth, extending slightly to the inner rim, the interior with a clear crackled glaze with a pale bluish-white tinge. The base is unglazed, revealing the fine white body, box. 

Christie's. Leisurely Delights of a Transient Life, Hong Kong, 30 May 2018 - SALE 16759

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