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A RARE 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED 'BAMBOO' NECK VASE, XIANWENPING SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- PORCELAIN
the pear-shaped body encircled by three carved grooves above the waist, rising from a short straight foot to a tall tapering neck encircled by two bow-string bands in imitation of bamboo and a broad everted mouth, covered overall in a thick bluish-green glaze save for the footring revealing the buff body
Condition
The vase is in good condition with the exception of a circa 9cm., vertical glaze hairline to the lower body, other shorter glaze hairlines, a 4cm., firing crack to the base, a glaze pinhole to the underside of the rim, and minor glaze scratches.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Longquan celadon vases of this elegant form belong to the most desirable vessels made during the Longquan kilns’ best period of production, the late Southern Song dynasty. Also known as xianwen ping, vases of this type derived their form from contemporary Guan bottle vases, which were in turn inspired by archaic bronze prototypes. See for example a bronze circular bottle, hu, attributed to the Han dynasty (206 BC- AD 220), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 2007.133.
A vase of similar form but shallower everted rim, found among the cargo of the Sinan shipwreck which sank off the Sinan coast of Korea in 1323 on its journey to Japan, is illustrated in Relics Salvaged from the Seabed off Sinan, materials 1, Seoul, 1985, pl. 1; one excavated at a kiln site in the Longquan area, is published in Longquan qingqi yanjiu [Research on Longquan celadon], Beijing, 1989, pl. 41, fig. 1; another with a narrower rim, from the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, was included in the exhibition Song Ceramics, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1999, cat. no. 70; and a further example from the collection of Mathias Komor and the Falk collection, was sold at Christie’s New York, 16th October 2001, lot 119. See also a much smaller example, sold in our New York rooms, 30th March 2006, lot 27.
A vase of similar form but shallower everted rim, found among the cargo of the Sinan shipwreck which sank off the Sinan coast of Korea in 1323 on its journey to Japan, is illustrated in Relics Salvaged from the Seabed off Sinan, materials 1, Seoul, 1985, pl. 1; one excavated at a kiln site in the Longquan area, is published in Longquan qingqi yanjiu [Research on Longquan celadon], Beijing, 1989, pl. 41, fig. 1; another with a narrower rim, from the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, was included in the exhibition Song Ceramics, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1999, cat. no. 70; and a further example from the collection of Mathias Komor and the Falk collection, was sold at Christie’s New York, 16th October 2001, lot 119. See also a much smaller example, sold in our New York rooms, 30th March 2006, lot 27.