ID 905649
Lot 876 | A VERY RARE BROWN-SPLASHED QINGBAI 'SHENG PLAYER’ EWER
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 200 000
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The domed vessel is molded and carved as a female musician shown dressed in a long blouse over a pleated skirt with the slippers emerging from beneath the hem at front, and with the hair elaborately dressed with flowers and topped by a six-petaled headdress. The top of the head is left open to serve as the mouth of the vessel, and the figure holds a hollowed sheng that serves as the spout opposite the double-strap handle. The vessel is covered overall with a brown-splashed, greenish-tinged glaze and has five wide spur marks on the foot rim.
7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4621.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Stoneware |
| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Stoneware |
| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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