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WHITE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
TANG DYNASTY
唐 白釉長頸瓶of ovoid form with a tall, slender neck and trumpet mouth, a greyish creamy glaze covered the body thinning and stopping above the foot
22.3cm high
Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. By repute acquired from Dr Kenneth Lawley. Exhibited: Early Oriental Ceramics, MacRobert Centre, University of Stirling, 5-25 July 1973, no. 6, illustrated on the cover.
Compare to a similar bottle vase, Sui/Tang Dynasty, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 6-20 September 2023, lot 10; and an extremely rare white-glazed pear-shaped vase, Sui / Tang dynasty, sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 296.
TANG DYNASTY
唐 白釉長頸瓶of ovoid form with a tall, slender neck and trumpet mouth, a greyish creamy glaze covered the body thinning and stopping above the foot
22.3cm high
Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. By repute acquired from Dr Kenneth Lawley. Exhibited: Early Oriental Ceramics, MacRobert Centre, University of Stirling, 5-25 July 1973, no. 6, illustrated on the cover.
Compare to a similar bottle vase, Sui/Tang Dynasty, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 6-20 September 2023, lot 10; and an extremely rare white-glazed pear-shaped vase, Sui / Tang dynasty, sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 296.
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WHITE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
Estimate £500 - £700
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£240
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