11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
126
A RARE GREEN-GLAZED EWER IN THE FORM OF TWO INTERTWINED DUCKS, LIAO DYNASTY
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
China, 907-1125. Modeled nesting in a lotus leaf base, the ducks side by side as one winds its neck around the other’s, its head raised upwards with the beak open forming the vessel’s mouth, the other duck with a straight neck forming the spout. Their plumage, wings, and eyes are finely incised. A stylized scrolling lotus stem forms the handle. Covered in a bright iridescent green glaze.
Provenance: Swedish trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, flaking, crackling, and losses to the glaze, encrustations, and minor chips.
Weight: 1,102 g
Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm, Length 23 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related ewer modeled as two intertwined ducks illustrated in Gems of Chinese Art, Tsui Art Foundation, Hong Kong, 1992, no. 35. A sancai ewer of related form and size was excavated at Lingyuanxian, Liaoning, and is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum and illustrated in A Selection of the Treasures of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 1987, no. 62.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 19 June 2001, lot 21
Price: GBP 3,760 or approx. EUR 9,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and large sancai mandarin duck ewer, Liao dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with a similar lotus leaf base raised on a tall foot, and incised plumage and wings. Note the sancai glaze and the closely related size (23 cm). Note that this ewer is formed as a single duck.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 18 December 2020, lot 1016
Price: HKD 107,100 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai ‘mandarin duck’ ewer, Liao dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar incised plumage and wings. sancai glaze and the related size (20.5 cm). Note that while the mouth of the vessel is differently modeled, this ewer depicts a second, albeit smaller duck.
China, 907-1125. Modeled nesting in a lotus leaf base, the ducks side by side as one winds its neck around the other’s, its head raised upwards with the beak open forming the vessel’s mouth, the other duck with a straight neck forming the spout. Their plumage, wings, and eyes are finely incised. A stylized scrolling lotus stem forms the handle. Covered in a bright iridescent green glaze.
Provenance: Swedish trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, flaking, crackling, and losses to the glaze, encrustations, and minor chips.
Weight: 1,102 g
Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm, Length 23 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related ewer modeled as two intertwined ducks illustrated in Gems of Chinese Art, Tsui Art Foundation, Hong Kong, 1992, no. 35. A sancai ewer of related form and size was excavated at Lingyuanxian, Liaoning, and is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum and illustrated in A Selection of the Treasures of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 1987, no. 62.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 19 June 2001, lot 21
Price: GBP 3,760 or approx. EUR 9,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and large sancai mandarin duck ewer, Liao dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with a similar lotus leaf base raised on a tall foot, and incised plumage and wings. Note the sancai glaze and the closely related size (23 cm). Note that this ewer is formed as a single duck.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 18 December 2020, lot 1016
Price: HKD 107,100 or approx. EUR 13,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai ‘mandarin duck’ ewer, Liao dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling with similar incised plumage and wings. sancai glaze and the related size (20.5 cm). Note that while the mouth of the vessel is differently modeled, this ewer depicts a second, albeit smaller duck.
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