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A lONgQuAN MAlleT VAse, sOuTheRN sONg
China, 1127-1279. The body with angular, sloping shoulders, rising to
a tall neck flanked by a pair of handles in the form of dragon-headed
fish, below the widely flared, dish-shaped mouth. The vase is covered
overall with an even, finely crackled celadon glaze of olive-green color,
leaving the greyish foot ring unglazed.

Provenance: E.W. Hendriks Oriental Art, Amsterdam. Dr. Koos de Jong,
acquired from the above in 1998 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is
a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over
decades. He has authored hundreds
of articles and several books on Dutch
fine and decorative arts spanning from
the Middle Ages to the modern era. In
2013, he published an extensive study of
Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse,
Saddle rugs and Other Horse Tack from
China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and
2009 he worked for numerous museums Dr. Koos de Jong and
ingeborg de roode (photo
across the Netherlands and was the courtesy of Stedelijk
director of the European Ceramic Work Museum Amsterdam)
Center in Den Bosch.
condition: Good condition with old wear and firing flaws, one
minuscule chip around the foot ring. One small filling to lower end of
one of the handles. Some of the mottled and intentionally crackled
glaze variegations around the neck may look like restorations but have
without exception been determined as authentic and undamaged after
inspection under a very strong blue light.
Weight: 391.9 g
Dimensions: Height 17 cm
The “dragon-fish” was used as a symbol for the literati. The carp, able to
swim against a strong current, symbolized the perseverance that the literati
had to show to pass the tough state exam. There was a belief that carp who
wanted to swim upstream in the yellow river had to jump over the rapids of
the Dragon Gate. The first to succeed, turned into a dragon. That is why this
performance was a metaphor for an unmediated student who, by passing
the state exam, managed to achieve a high position. This made the vase
particularly suitable as a gift to a literate senior official.
Literature comparison: Benjamin J. Stein, Longquan Celadons, Amsterdam
1982, no. 4, p. 13. M. Medley, The Chinese Potter, Oxford 1989, p. 149, fig.
109. G. Gompertz, Chinese Celadon Wares, London 1958, no. 68, p. 56.
r. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol. I, London
1994, no. 570, p. 304. Percifal David Foundation Colloquies, London 2003,
no. 22, p. 71, fig. 11. rose Kerr, Song Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London 2004, no. 95, p. 94. Priestley & Ferraro, London 2017, no. 10.
AucTION ResulT
cOMPARIsON
Compare with a closely related
mallet vase sold by Christie’s
New york in Fine Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art on
17 March 2017, lot 1164, for
USD $25,000.

龍泉窯青釉魚耳瓶，南宋
中國，1127-1279。削肩，長頸，兩側是一對魚形雙耳，碟形嘴。 瓶身均匀施橄欖綠
青釉，青瓷釉開片，灰色的圈足未上釉。
來源：阿姆斯特丹E.W. Hendriks 東方藝術。Drs. Koos de Jong 1998年購於上述收
藏(發票已遺失)。 Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人
收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美
術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse
Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年
至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的
主任。
品相：品相良好，老磨損和燒紙瑕疵，圈足処有一個微小的開裂。 一個小填充物在
一耳下端。 頸部有一些斑點和特意開片的釉面雜色看起來像是修復物，但在非常強
的藍光下檢查後，被確定為真實且未損壞。
重量：391.9 克
尺寸：高 17 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件極其接近的魚耳瓶2017年3月17日于香港佳士得拍號1164，成交
價USD $25,000。
estimate euR 6.000,-
Starting price EUr 3.000,-

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