- 3048
AN EXTREMELY RARE 'LINRU' BOTTLE VASE SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
finely potted with an elegant pear-shaped body rising from a narrow cylindrical foot to a tall, slender neck flared toward the rim, covered overall in a rich, evenly crackled pale moss-green glaze stopping just above the footring revealing the brick-red biscuit-fired body, the interior and the recessed base partially glazed
Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16th April 1992, lot 16.
Condition
There is a small 8 mm. restored chip to the rim, and a 7 mm. restored area inside the footring. Otherwise, this vase is in good condition. The actual colour is slightly deeper than catalogue illustration.
"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
A closely related vase, excavated at Huairou county, Beijing, and now in the Capital Museum at Beijing, was included in the exhibition Gems of China’s Cultural Relics, Palace Museum, Beijing, 1990, cat. no. 136, where it is classified as Ru ware. Compare a Yaozhou vase of this form, from the Muwen Tang collection, sold in our London rooms, 12th November 2003, lot 40; another included in the exhibition The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1977, cat. no. 103; and a blue-glazed Jun vase, from the collection of Sir Herbert Ingram, included in the Oriental Ceramics Society Exhibition of Sung Dynasty Wares. Chun and Brown Glazes, London, 1952, cat. no. 2.
Located 200 miles to the east of Yaozhou, Linru was a major manufacturing district for northern stonewares, as well as blackwares, whitewares and Jun wares. According to Nigel Wood in Chinese Glazes, London, 1999, p. 115-6, the Linru kilns are believed to have started making celadon wares under the influence of Yaozhou and were particularly active in the 12th century. He also differentiates Linru wares from Yaozhou wares as having a greener but less olive and transparent glaze and sometimes known in China as ‘mugwort green’. Rose Kerr in Song Ceramics, London, 2004, p. 60, describes a shard from Linru as ‘more highly fluxed and faster-fired’ than Yaozhou glazes as evident in the intensely green and shiny areas of thickly applied glaze, and illustrates two moulded dishes possibly from Linru, pls. 57 and 57a. For a discussion on the relationship between the green-glazed wares from the Ru, Jun and Yaozhou kilns, see Wang Qing-zheng et. al., The Discovery of Ru Kiln, Hong Kong, 1991, particularly pp. 107-110.
Located 200 miles to the east of Yaozhou, Linru was a major manufacturing district for northern stonewares, as well as blackwares, whitewares and Jun wares. According to Nigel Wood in Chinese Glazes, London, 1999, p. 115-6, the Linru kilns are believed to have started making celadon wares under the influence of Yaozhou and were particularly active in the 12th century. He also differentiates Linru wares from Yaozhou wares as having a greener but less olive and transparent glaze and sometimes known in China as ‘mugwort green’. Rose Kerr in Song Ceramics, London, 2004, p. 60, describes a shard from Linru as ‘more highly fluxed and faster-fired’ than Yaozhou glazes as evident in the intensely green and shiny areas of thickly applied glaze, and illustrates two moulded dishes possibly from Linru, pls. 57 and 57a. For a discussion on the relationship between the green-glazed wares from the Ru, Jun and Yaozhou kilns, see Wang Qing-zheng et. al., The Discovery of Ru Kiln, Hong Kong, 1991, particularly pp. 107-110.