A STRAW-GLAZED AND INCISED ‘TEA LEAVES’ EWER, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The pear-shaped body rising from a short straight foot, the sides decorated with incised tea leaves, the shoulder with two scroll-shaped appliques, covered overall with a straw glaze with a fine crackle just short of the foot revealing the buff ware.

Condition: Minor wear, firing flaws, intentional crackling. Tiny losses around mouth of the spout and a small chip around the foot rim.
Provenance: Fai Kei Ferros Velhos, Macao. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1998 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.

Weight: 646.7 g
Dimensions: Height 14.5 cm

草葉紋水注，宋代
中國，960-1279。梨形器皿，圈足，外壁茶葉紋，肩部上有兩個渦旋形的貼花，水注覆蓋著稻草色釉，足部附近有細小的裂紋，露出了淺黃色的胎體。

品相：輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵，刻意開片。壺嘴部周圍有材料缺失，足部周圍有小磕損。
來源：澳門Fai Kei Ferros Velhos古玩。Drs. Koos de Jong 1998年購於上述收藏(發票已遺失)。. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。

重量：646.7 克
尺寸：高14.5 厘米