A RARE AND LARGE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA EARLY TANG DYNASTY elegantly potted, the slightly splayed foot swelling to high, rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall waisted neck molded with four raised rings and an everted galleried rim applied on each side with a molded florette, further florettes applied to the shoulder, surmounted by two curved double-strap handles applied with three studded bosses, terminating in dragon-head terminals biting the rim, covered overall with a finely crackled translucent glaze of pale yellowish tint stopping unevenly above the base to reveal the fine buff body, Japanese wood box (3) Height 19 1/2 in., 49.6 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Mayuyama, Tokyo, prior to 1976. Literature Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Tokyo, 1976, vol. 1, pl. 214.
A RARE AND LARGE STRAW-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA EARLY TANG DYNASTY elegantly potted, the slightly splayed foot swelling to high, rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall waisted neck molded with four raised rings and an everted galleried rim applied on each side with a molded florette, further florettes applied to the shoulder, surmounted by two curved double-strap handles applied with three studded bosses, terminating in dragon-head terminals biting the rim, covered overall with a finely crackled translucent glaze of pale yellowish tint stopping unevenly above the base to reveal the fine buff body, Japanese wood box (3) Height 19 1/2 in., 49.6 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Mayuyama, Tokyo, prior to 1976. Literature Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Tokyo, 1976, vol. 1, pl. 214.
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