AN IRON-SPLASHED AND AMBER-GLAZED EWER, TANG DYNASTY
China, 618-906. The ovoid body rises from a broad foot to a flaring neck, set with a short spout, two small lugs, and an arched handle. The body decorated with two minimalist lines and partial crackling to the amber glaze which stops unevenly above the foot, revealing the buff ware. The handles and rim of the ewer are splashed with a distinct iron glaze.


Provenance:
From a private collection in the northeastern United States. A label ‘Steven J. Harvis Collection 815 New York’ to the base. Steven J. Harvis was a Manhattan attorney for 50 years and built an international law firm as the senior partner. He has been collecting, studying and dealing in Chinese works of art from the Shang Dynasty through the Republic Period for more than 35 years.

Condition:
Very good condition with old wear, minute glaze flaking, small nicks, light surface scratches, and expected manufacturing flaws.

Weight: 896.6 g
Dimensions: Height 20.2 cm


Literature comparison:


Compare a closely related ewer with loop handles, 9th century, 15.6 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1977.449.3.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 10 March 2023, lot 352
Price:
EUR 5,850

Description: An amber glazed ‘hatched’ ewer, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Note the related glaze and form of the ewer. Note the size (19.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:


Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 4 November 2020, lot 232
Price: GBP 5,040 or approx.
EUR 6,800
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare sancai-glazed ewer, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related form, glaze, and hatched design. Note the much smaller size (13 cm).




唐代鐵鏽斑執壺

中國，618-906年。圓柱外形器，短足外撇，短頸，扁平手柄，雙系，短流。琥珀色釉局部有開片，不均勻地停在足部上方，露出淺黃色胎。壺的把手和邊緣都有獨特的鐵銹色斑塊。


來源：
美國東北部私人收藏。底部有一個寫著 ‘Steven J. Harvis Collection 815 New York’ 的標籤。Steven J. Harvis曾在曼哈頓擔任律師50年，並作為高級合夥人創建了一家國際律師事務所。 他收集、研究和經營從商代到民國時期的中國藝術品已超過35年。

品相：
狀況極好，有磨損、微小的釉料剝落、小刻痕、輕微劃痕和製造缺陷。

重量：896.6 克
尺寸：高 20.2 釐米


文獻比較：

比較一件非常相近的九世紀唐黄釉瓷壶，15.6 釐米，收藏於明尼亞波利斯藝術博物館，館藏編號1977.449.3。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：Galerie Zacke，維也納，2023年3月10日，lot 352
價格：
EUR 5,850

描述：唐代琥珀色釉執壺
專家評論：請注意相近的釉面和外形。請注意尺寸 (19.5 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2020年11月4日，lot 232
價格：GBP 5,040（相當於今日
EUR 6,800
）
描述：唐三彩執壺
專家評論：比較相近的外形、釉面。請注意尺寸較小 (13 釐米)。