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A Chinese Tang-Style Sancai Glazed Phoenix-Head Ewer 三彩鳳首壺
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Sold
$2,750
Live Auction
Asian Works of Art
Location
Philadelphia
Size
Height 11 1/2 in., 29.2 cm.
Description

A Chinese Tang-Style Sancai Glazed Phoenix-Head Ewer
三彩鳳首壺


The ovoid body is relief-decorated on one side with an equestrian among stylized flowerheads, the other side with a Phoenix, the handle molded as the stem of a blossoming bell-flower, the neck modeled as a phoenix head grasping a pearl in the beak, below an ovoid mouth at the top of the head;

Height 11 1/2 in., 29.2 cm.


Property from the Collection of David and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts.


This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Condition
Restoration to lip of mouth, fine craquelure overall as is typical, scattered small kiln adhesions to the glaze, fine firing cracks above the foot; underside with two small drilled holes, and one drilled tiny hole to rim; under UV light some fluorescing to crevices of molded designs, a few scattered small fluorescing spots.Additional photos are updated before the sale via this link (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2079). Please read the above or contact us to request a complete condition report.品相细图见链接 (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2079),品相报告见上文。图录中未说明品相的拍品并不等没有磨损、瑕疵或其他问题,建议买家于拍前自行检查。落槌无悔,请对您的竞拍行为负责。如有其他问题,请邮件asian@hindmanauctions.com。
Provenance
Provenance:Lark Mason Ltd., New York.Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.Property from the Collection of David and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts.Illustrated:HYLAND, R. M., Alice. Passion and Pursuit: The Billings Collection. Nantucket: The Ming Press, 2022, p 54-55.來源:紐約罗梅生古董行。紐約Ralph M. Chait古董行。馬薩諸塞州楠塔基特島畢凌思夫婦藏。著錄:Alice Hyland著《畢凌思夫婦收藏》,2022年楠塔基特島私人出版第54-55頁。