A VERY RARE YUE CELADON TOAD-FORM VESSEL

Lot 1058
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 10 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 718539
Lot 1058 | A VERY RARE YUE CELADON TOAD-FORM VESSEL
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
A VERY RARE YUE CELADON TOAD-FORM VESSEL

JIN DYNASTY (AD 265-420)

The vessel raised on a circular base is naturalistically modelled as a standing toad holding a small ear cup below its open mouth. The frog's head is surmounted by a small cylindrical neck and the vessel is covered overall with a pale greyish-green glaze.

4 1⁄4 in. (11.4 cm.) high, cloth box







Provenance

Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.
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