Asian Art II - 16th November 2022
Lot 994
A CHINESE YUE CELADON HU-SHAPED VASE AND A QINGBAI FOLIATE BOWL
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £650
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Description
A CHINESE YUE CELADON HU-SHAPED VASE AND A QINGBAI FOLIATE BOWL
HAN AND SONG DYNASTY
The vase incised with cranes to the shoulder, decorated with an olive-green glaze, the bowl with a lobed rim, covered with a greenish grey glaze, together with a catalogue illustrating a similar vase, 35cm and 19.3cm. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jonathan Mirsky (1932-2021), acquired prior to 2000. Dr Mirsky was an American journalist and historian of China.
Cf. The Splendor of Ancient China, no.28, for a similar Yue ware vase.