AN CREAM-GLAZED EWER, FIVE DYNASTIES TO SONG DYNASTYChina, 10th-11th century. The globular body rising from a short ring foot to a short waisted neck with a cupped mouth, the shoulder and neck applied with one strap and two lug handles, with an elegantly curved spout, covered in a finely crackled creamy white glaze, the base left unglazed.Provenance: Fai Kei Ferros Velhos, Macao, 1998. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (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.Condition: Good condition with old wear and firing flaws, such as microscopic frits, firing cracks, dark spots, and glaze recesses, the with an old repair at the tip, some minor chipping.Weight: 274.7 gDimensions: Height 13 cmLiterature comparison: Art Chinois (coll. Uberto Draghi), Musee Royal de Mariemont 1990, no. 93, p. 194. Tang and Liao Ceramics, 1984, p. 122, ill. 94. Bright as Silver White as Snow. Chinese White Cera??mics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, The Denver Art Museum, Denver 1998, no. 31, p. 146.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but larger ewer at Sotheby's London in Important Chinese Art on 4 November 2020, lot 355, bought-in at an estimate of GBP 3,000-5,000.五代至宋白釉執壺 中國,十至十一世紀。球形器,短足,短頸,嘴呈杯狀,扁平手柄,優雅彎曲的壺嘴。壺身覆蓋著開片的白色釉,底部未上釉。 來源:Fai Kei Ferros Velhos, Macao, 1998. Dr. Koos de Jong收藏,購於上述收藏(發票丟失)。Dr. 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。圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong 與Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam) 品相:有舊磨損和燒制缺陷,例如微小熔塊,燒制裂紋,黑斑和釉面凹陷,尖端處有舊修復物,有些碎裂。 重量:274.7 克 尺寸:高13 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但更大的執壺見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 拍場,2020年11月4日lot 355, 估價GBP 3,000-5,000.