AN UNUSUAL GREEN-SPLASHED ‘DRAGON’ POTTERY EWER, TANG DYNASTY

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AN UNUSUAL GREEN-SPLASHED ‘DRAGON’ POTTERY EWER, TANG DYNASTY Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by C-Link Research & Development Limited on 6 February 2009, based on sample number 9432XA27, sets the firing date the sample taken between 700 and 1000 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot. Published & Exhibited: Littleton & Hennessy, The Splendour of Sancai. The Sze Yuan Tang Collection, TEFAF Maastricht 2012, cat. no. 42 China, 618-907. Well potted with an ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a rounded shoulder surmounted by a broad, gently flaring neck with a thick everted rim. One side is applied with a short spout in the form of a dragon’s head, while the opposite side is set with a high arched handle modeled as a clambering chilong. Covered in a finely crackled straw-colored glaze liberally decorated with bright green splashes, stopping irregularly around the central body to reveal the pale buff ware. Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm With a silk padded box. (2) Literature comparison: Compare a closely related green-splashed dragon ewer from the Tang Shipwreck Collection, also dated to Tang dynasty, 618-907 BC, 32 cm high, in the Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore, illustrated in Shipwrecked, Tang Treasure, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 2011, page 46. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1456 Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare similar dragon handle and green glaze. Note the size (16.5 cm) Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 89 Price: HKD 1,420,000 or approx. EUR 192,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar animal head and green glaze. Note the different form and much larger size (42 cm)

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