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THE PROFESSOR CONRAD HARRIS COLLECTIONS
OF EARLY CHINESE ART 康拉德 •哈里斯教授珍藏早期中國藝術
Lots 14 - 15

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A RARE OCHRE GLAZED ‘PARROT’ CUP Conrad Harris became interested in Chinese pottery in the late 1990s,
Tang Dynasty around the time he retired as Professor of General Practice at Leeds
Of shallow oval form, one end formed as a parrot lying on its back, the University. Having moved on from a career in medical academia, he
finely incised tail and wing feathers fanning out to form the cup, the took an academic approach to learning about the styles and artefacts
head with large curling beak between sharp piercing eyes, all covered of different periods - from the Neolithic to the great dynasties of China.
in a warm yellow-ochre glaze, stand. Harris was a highly erudite collector, who travelled extensively in China,
13cm (5 1/8in) long. (2). pursuing his interest in ancient pottery wares through many provincial
museums. He gave regular lectures and, in 2002, gained a Diploma in
£30,000 - 50,000 Asian Art from the British Museum. He was an active member of the
CNY260,000 - 440,000 Oriental Ceramic Society and, in the 2003/04 Oriental Ceramic Society
Transactions, he contributed the lecture ‘Chinese ceramic horses and
唐 褐釉鸚鵡杯 how they changed’. Most importantly, he gained immense pleasure
from seeing his collection take pride of place on the shelves all around
his study.
Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art, London
Professor Conrad Harris, UK, purchased on 20 February 2003 The term yingwu bei, literally ‘parrot cup’, is first mentioned as early as
from the above. the Sui dynasty, in a poem by Xue Daoheng:

Published: Berwald Oriental Art Facing East, Expressions in Chinese ‘Together pour the fine buttery wine; together tip the parrot cup’
Art, London, no.16.
共酌瓊酥酒，同傾鸚鵡杯。

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test And it occurs again in a Tang poem by Luo Binwang:
no.C101u72, dated 31 August 2001, is consistent with the dating
of this lot. ‘The playing of flutes on the Phoenix Tower has ceased, the urgings to

來源：英國倫敦古董商Berwald Oriental Art drink wine from the parrot cup has stopped.’
鳳凰樓上罷吹簫，鸚鵡杯中休勸酒。
英國康拉德 •哈里斯教授舊藏，於2003年2月20日購自前者

出版：Berwald Oriental Art，「Facing East, Expressions in Chinese
Art」，倫敦，圖錄編號16

Oxford Authentication Ltd.公司熱釋光檢測結果（2001年8月31日，
編號C101u72）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。

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