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LOT 2143
Japanese Meiji Bronze Vessel
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (2.28 kg, 24.5 cm).
Piriform in profile with flared foot, the sidewall with landscape and a snake, birds and plants modelled in high-relief; band of text to the neck; calligraphic seal to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous Eve Clarke.
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Large South East Asian Ban Chiang Period Painted Vessel
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Globular jar with large flared mouth and carinated shoulder, decorated with dense series of painted spiral and other motifs. 5.1 kg, 43 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
One of the most interesting characteristics of this pottery are the spiral designs. Spiral designs occur on vessels with and without pedestals (like our specimen). In most cases the spirals fill the entire decoration field of the body. All spiral motifs appear to have been carefully planned before being painted. They cover the portion of the vessel normally visible to the observer, and not attempt is made to carry the design of the bottom of the vase. -
Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Hollow-formed standing on a rectangular base with head slightly tilted, integral saddle and blanket; traces of pigment. 1.73 kg, 33 cm wide
Ex North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Bowl Group
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each a bell-shaped jar with leaf and other motifs. 1.22 kg total, 12.5-13.5 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
