Chinese Double Gourd Vase
This is a very charming Chinese double gourd vase circa 10th century.
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I believe it is found in a river near Palembang in South Sumatera, Indonesia. Or this object is probably found in Musi river.
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The condition of this vase is not pretty. I would say the condition is fair, commensurate with the age.
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I believe there was green glazing on the vase. Somehow this glazing has gone, probably washed by the river water (?) or it is being overly cleaned when it was found.
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This vase probably is from Yue-kiln sites. I am not sure from what Chinese Dynasty is this vase from. Probably Five Dynasties?
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The vase is from circa 10th century (AD 901 – 1000). I dated this based on similar collection at the Ashmolean Museum (Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art). Please see here: http://www.jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/7450/7453/11786
Of course the Museum collection is far more superior, full green glazed, and with slightly bigger size than my collection.
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This vase is also on sale on my ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223615289684 so if you are interested to buy, please feel free to make an offer 🙂
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