J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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EARLY CHINESE WHITE WARES
The Ronald W. Longsdorf Collection
September 11 - October 3, 2015
5.
A JAR AND COVER
Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907)
Xing kilns
of almost spherical form with short neck, the wide mouth with thick rolled-out rim, the cover of shallow domed shape with small bud-form knop, covered inside and out with a glossy transparent glaze, the glaze on the jar ending just above the crisply cut edge of the flat base, revealing the fine white porcelaneous body.
Height overall 5 1⁄2 inches (13.9 cm)
From the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Tai, New York
A Xingyao white porcelain jar of very similar form, lacking a cover, is illustrated by Zhao and Zhang (eds.), Qiannian Xingyao (Xing Kiln in its Millennium), Beijing, 2007, p. 181.
唐 邢窰白瓷蓋罐 通高 13.9 厘米
5.
A JAR AND COVER
Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907)
Xing kilns
Height overall 5 1⁄2 inches (13.9 cm)