ID 1007317
Lot 857 | A VERY RARE YUE CELADON DOUBLE 'CHICKEN-HEAD' EWER
Estimate value
$ 18 000 – 25 000
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.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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