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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1229 A STRAW-GLAZED STONEWARE BOTTLE VASE
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

The bulbous body rising to a tall, slender neck with fared mouth, covered
in a crackled cream glaze that stops short of the foot
8 in. (20.6 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1988.
The Irving Collection, no. 778.
唐 白釉撇口長頸瓶

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1230 A WHITE-GLAZED STONEWARE EWER
CHINA, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

Applied on one side of the neck and shoulder with an elegant double-strap
handle opposite the short spout, covered in a greyish-white glaze stopping
at the foot, the base carved with a single character reading wang
7¿ in. (18 cm. high)
$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1988.
The Irving Collection, no. 789.
唐 白釉執壺

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