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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND LARGE STRAW-GLAZED DRAGON AMPHORA VASE, SUI/EARLY TANG DYNASTY, 7TH CENTURY
Of baluster form, rising to a tall waisted neck with a cup-shaped mouth, the neck applied with two intertwined dragons climbing upward toward the rim, their bodies forming loop handles just below the mouth, all covered in a finely crackled creamy-white glaze.
On the more commonly encountered Tang dynasty amphorae, the handles are typically formed as two separate dragons issuing from either side of the body and rising individually to bite the rim. By contrast, the present vase is distinguished by its highly unusual design, with two dragons emerging at the neck, entwining as they climb upward, and joining at the rim in biting the mouth edge. This striking handle configuration appears to be exceedingly rare, and no second comparable example has been noted on the market or museum collections.
隋／初唐 七世紀 白釉雙龍耳盤龍大瓶
器作梅瓶式，束頸高挺，口呈杯形，頸部貼塑兩龍相互纏繞上攀至口沿，其身於口下盤繞成雙耳，通體施細密開片乳白色釉。
唐代常見之雙耳瓶，多為兩龍分據器身兩側，各自上攀銜口；本器則別具一格，雙龍自頸部相生，纏繞而上，並於口沿合抱銜緣，構思奇特，極為罕見，迄今市場及博物館中未見可比之例。
源流：
重要私人收藏，1990年代初購於香港
57cm high
Sold for $32,000
Lot 210
Of baluster form, rising to a tall waisted neck with a cup-shaped mouth, the neck applied with two intertwined dragons climbing upward toward the rim, their bodies forming loop handles just below the mouth, all covered in a finely crackled creamy-white glaze.
On the more commonly encountered Tang dynasty amphorae, the handles are typically formed as two separate dragons issuing from either side of the body and rising individually to bite the rim. By contrast, the present vase is distinguished by its highly unusual design, with two dragons emerging at the neck, entwining as they climb upward, and joining at the rim in biting the mouth edge. This striking handle configuration appears to be exceedingly rare, and no second comparable example has been noted on the market or museum collections.
隋／初唐 七世紀 白釉雙龍耳盤龍大瓶
器作梅瓶式，束頸高挺，口呈杯形，頸部貼塑兩龍相互纏繞上攀至口沿，其身於口下盤繞成雙耳，通體施細密開片乳白色釉。
唐代常見之雙耳瓶，多為兩龍分據器身兩側，各自上攀銜口；本器則別具一格，雙龍自頸部相生，纏繞而上，並於口沿合抱銜緣，構思奇特，極為罕見，迄今市場及博物館中未見可比之例。
源流：
重要私人收藏，1990年代初購於香港
57cm high
Estimate $50,000 - $80,000
Overall in good condition, with a minor firing chip to the elbow of one dragon and a small area of glaze loss to the upper body, both consistent with the firing process.
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