China, 1279-1368. The ovoid body rising from a short ring foot, the shoulder applied with a pair of small loop handled set between the short spout and strap handle, covered overall in a milky white 'tobi seiiji' glaze with dark iron-brown splashes, the foot and base left unglazed.Provenance: British private collection and thence by descent in the same family. Four collector's labels to base, one reading “W. Burchard” with a collector's number and one reading “Qingbai iron-splash ewer YUAN ?3,850”, the others with collector's numbers. Probably the “W. Burchard” label relates to the family of Dr. Otto Buchard (1892-1965), a specialist on Chinese Song dynasty ceramics, and owner of a famous gallery in Berlin, who underwrote the First International Dada Fair in Berlin in 1920. His collection was sold at auction on May 19-21, 1928, with the catalog “Die Sammlung des Herrn Dr. Otto Burchard, Berlin”, edited by William Cohn (published by P. Cassirer and H. Helbing, Berlin, 1928). See also Otto Burchard “Chinesische Kleinplastik” (E. Wasmuth, Berlin, 1922).Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, one minuscule chip to the spout, the glaze with kiln dust and old wear.Weight: 164.7 gDimensions: Height 10 cmTobi seiiji is a Japanese term meaning "flying celadon" referring to celadon ware made at the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province during the Yuan dynasty, which was decorated with iron-brown spots, a decorative feature much admired by contemporary Japanese patrons. This type of vessel is extremely rare, and most of the extant examples are either kept in Japan or have arrived overseas by way of Japan. Kobayashi suggested that this group of Longquan wares was in fact made for the Japanese market. During the Yuan dynasty, Qingbai wares with brown spots were also produced for export, but they are generally less refined than their Longquan counterparts. See Ye Peilan, Yuandai ciqi [Porcelain of the Yuan dynasty], Beijing, 1998, pp. 247-8, pls 428-437.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related 'tobi seiiji' bottle vase at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 2-3 June 2016, lot 639, sold for HKD 250,000.元代龍泉青釉褐斑執壺 中國,1279-1368年。卵圓形壺身,短圈足,短壺嘴,頸部一對小環,整體覆蓋著青釉,局部褐斑,足部和底座未上釉。 來源:英國私人收藏,自此保存在同一家族。 底部四個藏家標籤,其中一個為“ W. Burchard”與藏家編號,一個為“Qingbai Iron-spray Ewer YUAN,?3,850”,其他帶有收藏家編號。 可能是“W. Burchard”與中國宋代陶瓷專家Otto Buchard博士(1892-1965)的家族有關,他是柏林一家著名藝廊的所有者,該藝廊承辦了1920年在柏林舉行的第一屆國際達達博覽會。他的藏品被出售 于1928年5月19日至21日舉行的拍賣會上,畫冊由威廉?·科恩(William Cohn)編輯(柏林P. Cassirer和H. Helbing於1928年出版),畫冊名為“Die Sammlung des Herrn Dr. Otto Burchard, Berlin”。 另見奧托?·布爾查德(Otto Burchard)的“Chinesische Kleinplastik“(E. Wasmuth,柏林,1922年)。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵,壺嘴処有一小塊碎屑,釉面有窯灰和舊磨損。 重量:164.7 克 尺寸:高 10 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近褐斑瓶售于香港蘇富比Chinese Art 拍場,2016年6月2-3 日,lot 639, 售價 HKD 250,000。