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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN
COLLECTION
A TALL WHITE-GLAZED FOLIATE-
RIMMED VASE
LIAO DYNASTY
well potted, of attenuated baluster form, the
rounded shoulders tapering to a high, slender
cylindrical neck surmounted by an elegantly
lobed cup-shaped mouth, covered overall with
a white slip under a transparent glaze, finishing
unevenly above the slightly splayed, unglazed
foot, revealing the buff-colored stoneware body
Height 17¾ in., 45.1 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Dr. David Goldstein.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2005.
EXHIBITED
Early Chinese Ceramics, An American Private
Collection, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2005,
cat. no. 31.
While the cup mouth and lobed rim are not
uncommon features of Liao ceramic wares, the
slender, elongated silhouette of the present
vase is particularly elegant. The present
example appears to be unique as no other
identical vases have been published. Related
vases include two examples, both with ridged
necks, illustrated in Yuzo Sugimura, Toji taikei:
Ryo no toji [Liao Dynasty Ceramics], vol. 40.
Tokyo, 1974, pls 49 (white-glazed phoenix-
headed) and 50 (with applied foliate motifs).
$ 40,000-60,000

遼 白釉花口瓶
來源
David Goldstein 醫生收藏
J. J. Lally & Co.，紐約，2005年
展覽
《Early Chinese Ceramics, An American
Private Collection》，J. J. Lally & Co.，紐
約，2005年，編號31

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