Sold for:
$5,333
$5,333
Glazed Stoneware "Pouch" Ewer, China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), with deep U-shaped sides and a short cylindrical mouth attached to an arched handle, imitating the leather prototype of the pilgrim's flask, each side crisply carved with Immortals riding on a phoenix amidst flower scrolls and clouds, covered with an amber colored glaze, the lower body unglazed, ht. 8 3/4 in. Provenance: Ex-collection of Robert H. Ellsworth. Chip to the mouth rim of the spout, vertical hairline along the interior of the spout, minor kiln flaw to one side of the body
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-12-04
