STRAW-GLAZED DRGON-HANDLED AMPHORA
TANG DYNASTY
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 12 September 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
唐 白釉雙龍耳尊 帶木座
of tapered ovoid form, the narrow cylindrical and ribbed neck topped with a cup-shaped mouth, the domed shoulders flanked with a pair of double strap handles, the dragon-head terminals biting the lipped rim, covered in a glaze with pale greyish-green tone stopping in an uneven line around the middle, exposing the burnt orange body, with a wooden stand
Dimensions
35cm high
Provenance
Private English collection, Brighton; purchased from Wing Tat Hong (永達行), Hong Kong on 27 May 1997, with an original receipt