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A Korean Celadon glazed double gourd bottle, Koryo dynasty, 12/13th century.
Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 850 - 4 750 EUR
2 990 - 4 990 USD
Hammer price
34 000 SEK
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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.