A green-glazed pottery 'double-gourd' ewer, Liao dynasty | 遼 綠釉葫蘆形執壺

A green-glazed pottery 'double-gourd' ewer

Liao dynasty

遼 綠釉葫蘆形執壺

the voluminous lower bulb resting on a splayed foot and surmounted by a smaller upper bulb, one side with a flattened loop handle impressed with a geometric floral design and terminating in three raised bosses arranged in a triangle, set across from an elongated upcurved spout, the vessel glazed a vibrant apple-green, stopping irregularly along the sides of the lower bulb to reveal the pale creamy slip and beige body

Height 10 in., 25.5 cm