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A Korean Celadon glazed double gourd bottle, Koryo dynasty, 12/13th century.

Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 700 - 4 500 EUR
2 820 - 4 700 USD
Hammer price
34 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Korean Celadon glazed double gourd bottle, Koryo dynasty, 12/13th century.

Double gourd shape, the body incised with three long stalks of flowering lotus and cloud formations, celadon glaze. Height 34.4 cm.

Crazing to glaze, damage to the loop handle by the rim. Firing flaws.

Provenance

Purchased at Christies, Korean Celadons from the Collection of Mrs Norma Gruber, Arpil 18th, 1977. London.

From the collection of a Korean collector, scientist and a member of the Nobel committee. Thence by descent.

Literature

Depicted in the Christies ad of Oriental Art, Spring 1977. Vol XXIII. No 1. Page 8. Magazine accompanies the vase.

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