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A RARE CARVED ‘YAOZHOU’ CELADON-GLAZED VASE
SONG DYNASTY
the pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading
foot to a tall waisted neck and flared rim, flanked by
two dragon mask handles, carved around the body
with a broad folral scroll band, repeated at the neck,
and covered overall in an olive-green glaze pooling to a
deeper tone in the recesses
Height 25.7 cm, 10⅛ in.
Tall vases with delicate handles were rarely made at the
Yaozhou kilns in Shaanxi province. This kiln group, named
during the Song dynasty (960-1279) for the administrative
district in which the kilns were located, came into
prominence for their striking green-glazed vessels, which
were inspired by Yue celadon-glazed wares from northern
Zhejiang province. The majority of their output was
devoted to the manufacture of bowls and dishes, upright
shapes requiring more attention when potting and firing,
and taking-up valuable kiln space.
Compare a similar vase, but with a reduced neck and
carved on the body with a lotus scroll, in the Palace
Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection
of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the
Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 93; and another,
included in the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition Marvels
of Celadon: The Shang Shan Tang Collection of Yaozhou
Wares, Chicago, 2019, cat. no. 59, and sold in these rooms,
8th November 2017, lot 90.

‡ £ 40,000-60,000
HK$ 391,000-590,000 US$ 50,000-75,000
宋 耀州窰青釉刻花卉紋雙耳瓶

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