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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT
PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
~794 795 ~796
A GROUP OF SMALL FIGURES A LARGE WHITE-GLAZED OVOID JAR A GROUP OF BROWN-GLAZED VESSELS
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) AND LATER SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279) AND LATER
The group includes a small Changsha brown- The heavily potted ovoid jar is encircled around The group includes a Cizhou-type black-painted
glazed fgure of a rooster, Tang dynasty (AD the shoulder by a double groomed band and is blackish-brown-glazed meiping; a Cizhou-type
618-907); a pair of straw-glazed pottery fgures covered inside and out with a crackle-sufused, oil-spot blackish-brown-glazed ovoid jar with a
of ducks, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); and three clear glaze of slightly grey-green tone that ends pair of double-strap handles; a small Cizhou-type
Cizhou-type painted fgures, Ming dynasty (1368- above the fat base. blackish-brown-glazed stem dish with russet rim;
1644), comprising: an incense stick holder in the a Jianyao ‘hare’s fur’ teabowl; a small brown-glazed
12æ in. (32.4 cm) high
shape of two monkeys fanking a censer, a small vase with angled shoulder and a trumpet-shaped
fgure of a seated dog, and an incense stick holder neck; a black-speckled brown-glazed compressed
$4,000-6,000
modeled as two servants holding a bowl. Together circular jar and cover. Together with a small Yue
with a black and café-au-lait-glazed candle or brown-spotted bowl, 3rd-5th century; and a black
incense holder in the shape of a buddhist lion PROVENANCE and cream-speckled buf-ground meiping.
seated on a hexagonal base. J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
The largest 8æ in. (22.2 cm.), seven hongmu
Tallest 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, each with a hongmu 宋 白瓷大罐 stands, each with a cloth box
stand, three cloth boxes (8)
(7) $3,500-5,000
$1,500-2,500
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
J. M. Hu (1911-1995) Collection.
See illustration of seven.
See illustration of six.
宋及以後 褐釉器一組
唐及以後 陶瓷塑像一組

796 (seven of eight)

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