Page 11 - Classical Chinese Ceramics Vol 2 June 2016
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PROPERTY FROM THE CHINHUATANG COLLECTION
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AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE WHITE- 隋/初唐 白釉象形燭臺
GLAZED ‘ELEPHANT’ CANDLE STAND
來源
SUI-EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 6TH-7TH CENTURY 台灣德馨書屋珍藏，購於1994年
金華堂珍藏
The candle stand is powerfully modelled as a caparisoned elephant
standing foursquare on a rectangular lotus plinth, with its trunk
touching the ground and its head wearing an elaborate harness with
roundels and leaf-shaped pendants. The rounded back is covered
with a circular saddle cloth set with a lotus flower, richly decorated
with florettes and bells, all secured with studded straps under the
chest, torso and tail, supporting on its back a compressed globular
jar covered with a lotus leaf. Emerging from inside the jar are six
floral stalks, each supporting a tubular receptacle. It is covered
overall with a finely crackled clear glaze with a slight lime-green
tinge with the exception of the base revealing the fine white body.
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long, stand, box
HK$5,000,000-8,000,000US$650,000-1,000,000
PROVENANCE
The Dexinshuwu Collection, Taiwan, acquired in 1994
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