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A RARE 'YAOZHOU' 'MOON-WHITE' JAR SONG – JIN DYNASTY
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 HKD
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Description
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beautifully potted with a globular body and short waisted neck, resting on a broad footring, applied overall with a smooth 'moon-white' glaze save for the foot revealing a greyish stoneware body
Condition
There is a small star crack in the glaze to the shoulder visible under UV that have been filled in, with associate hairlines extending around and down the body. There is a further network of original glaze firing crackles to the exterior, some that have been filled in, including a 'S' shape crackle visible on approx 6 cm one side and a few typical vertical firing crackles to the neck.
"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
It is extremely rare to find Yaozhou bowls covered with this luminous opaque ‘moon-white’ glaze. Song wares from Huangbaozhen, Tongchuan county, Shaanxi province, the area formerly known as Yaozhou, are typically covered in a thick olive-green glaze and are better known for their moulded and carved decoration.
Yaozhou vessels covered in a similar glaze include a bowl, in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, included in the exhibition The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Hagi Bijutsukan, Hagi, 1997, cat. no. 18; another bowl sold at Christie's New York, 26th March 2003, lot 209, described as covered with a 'moon white' glaze; and a washer, the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 143, attributed to the Jin dynasty.
Yaozhou vessels covered in a similar glaze include a bowl, in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, included in the exhibition The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, Yamaguchi Kenritsu Hagi Bijutsukan, Hagi, 1997, cat. no. 18; another bowl sold at Christie's New York, 26th March 2003, lot 209, described as covered with a 'moon white' glaze; and a washer, the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 143, attributed to the Jin dynasty.