Lot 432
  • 432

A WHITE-GLAZED WATER POT TANG DYNASTY

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

of globular form rising from a short straight foot to an incurved mouth, covered overall with a translucent straw-white glaze, 8cm., 3 1/3 in; together with two white-glazed dishes

Literature

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 303, 367 and 427. 

Condition

left on catalogue image: Good condition overall with some iron spots under the mouth rim and glaze pull at the bottom of the body. center on catalogue image: Good condition overall with slight warpage. Very minor kiln grit to interior and glaze pull to exterior. right on catalogue image: Good condition overall. Small iron spots.
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