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White Porcelain Bottle with Dragon-hnadle, Chicken -head ornament on the Shoulder

  • H 24.8cm
  • Sui dynasty, the end of 6th century to the beggining of 7th century
No.21061

This shape first appeared in Southern dynasty celadon, then appeared in Northern Wei celadon and Northern Qi lead-glaze ware, followed by its usage in Sui white porcelain.This type of vessel disappeared after the Sui dynasty.

Publications
*Tang Pottery And Porcelain, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, 1988 (see commentary by Sarah Uchida)
*Fascinating Chinese Ceramics: Mchida City Museum and Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation Collections, Machida City Museum, 2016 (see commentary by Sarah Sato)
*The Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Study Association of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation vol.7 Early white Porcelain, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, 2018 (see commentary by Sarah Sato)