A VERY RARE YUE CELADON DOUBLE `CHICKEN-HEAD` EWER

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21.09.2023 14:15UTC -04:00
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Lot 857 | A VERY RARE YUE CELADON DOUBLE 'CHICKEN-HEAD' EWER
A VERY RARE YUE CELADON DOUBLE 'CHICKEN-HEAD' EWER

SOUTHERN DYNASTIES, 5TH CENTURY

The shoulder of the ewer is set with twin spouts in the form of chickens' heads opposite a double-strap handle joined on top in a dragon's head that bites the rim of the dish-shaped mouth. The shoulder is further set with two angular lug handles and the ewer is covered overall with a greenish-olive glaze.

10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high, Japanese wood box





Provenance

In Japan prior to 1950.

Mineo Hata Collection, Kobe, Japan.



Exhibited

Tokyo, The Japan Ceramics Society, Chugoku seiji ten (Exhibition of Celadon), 13-14 October 1950, no. 8.
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