A Qingbai 'dragon' vase, Southern Song dynasty | 南宋 青白釉貼蟠龍瓜棱盤口瓶

The present example is notable for its luminous glaze and dynamic modeling of the coiled dragon. Compare vases of similar form with a crimped gallery along the shoulder, such as the one in the Barlow Collection, illustrated in Michael Sullivan, Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow, London, 1963, pl. 107, and one from the Songde Tang Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3rd December 2021, lot 2810. Other related vessels exhibit painted decoration; see one illustrated in He Li, Chinese Ceramics, A New Comprehensive Survey From the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, London, 1996, pl. 299.

The dating of this lot is consistent with results of C-Link Thermoluminescence Analysis Report no. 5486AA19. 

本拍品經C-link熱釋光檢測編號5486AA19，結果與其斷代相符