- 3635
A LONGQUAN CELADON 'BAMBOO-NECK' VASE SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Description
- ceramic
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. 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 in the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, was included in the exhibition Song Ceramics, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1999, cat. no. 70; one from the collection of Sir Percival David, now in the British Museum, London, is published in Basil Gray, Sung Porcelain & Stoneware, London, 1984, pl. 137; another modelled with a more slender neck, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 103; and a smaller example was sold twice in our New York rooms, 30th March 2006, lot 27, and 23rd March 2011, lot 547.
See also a similar vase excavated at the kiln site in the Longquan area, published in Longquan qingci yanjiu [Research on Longquan celadon], Beijing, 1989, pl. 41, fig. 1; another found among the cargo of the Sinan shipwreck, which sank off the Sinan coast of Korea in 1323 on its journey to Japan, illustrated in Relics Salvaged from the Seabed off Sinan, materials 1, Seoul, 1985, pl. 1; and a further vase, recovered in Suining, Sichuan province, published in Celadons from Longquan, Taipei, 1998, pl. 114.