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A 'XING' WHITE-GLAZED JAR TANG DYNASTY
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
rising from a flat base to wide rounded shoulders and curving in sharply at the short upright neck with wide rolled mouthrim, applied overall with a fine milky-white glaze pooling to a greenish tint around the neck and stopping just before the foot, Japanese wood box (4)
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
Condition
There is kiln grit on the rim, scattered burst air bubbles and kiln grit to the body, otherwise in good overall condition.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a similar white-glazed jar of slightly larger size in the Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art, see Zuito no bijuyutsu (Arts of Sui and Tang), series 3, Osaka, 1980, p. 8, fig. 36; and another in the Idemitsu Art Gallery, but with a cover, illustrated in Chugoku kodai no bijitsu (Ancient Chinese Works of Art), Tokyo, 1978, fig. 166.