Lot 245
  • 245

AN AMBER-GLAZED VASE LIAO DYNASTY |

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 18.3 cm, 7 1/4  in.
the pear-shaped body rising from a high spreading foot to a waisted neck and everted rim, the exterior and inside of the mouth covered in a rich glossy amber glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the pinkish-buff body 

Exhibited

Objects of Desire, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics Song to Yuan Dynasties, 10th to 14th Centuries, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, Sydney, 2013, cat. no. 85.

Condition

The vase is in very good condition with the exception of some minor glaze flakes at the rim, remains of three firing spurs in the interior of the mouth and light glaze scratches.
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