A RARE AND UNUSUAL SANCAI -GLAZED POTTERY 'KALAVINKA' EWER LIAO DYNASTY, 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY The small ewer is in the shape of a mythical being that has the head and forebody of a woman that continues into the body of a plump bird. A small spout is held between the hands and a funnel for filling the vessel rises from the back of the neck. The body is covered in green glaze with some amber highlights and the hair and brows are glazed black. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high Provenance Mu Wen Tang Collection; Sotheby's London, 12 November 2003, lot 84. Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York, 20 November 2003. Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
A RARE AND UNUSUAL SANCAI -GLAZED POTTERY 'KALAVINKA' EWER LIAO DYNASTY, 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY The small ewer is in the shape of a mythical being that has the head and forebody of a woman that continues into the body of a plump bird. A small spout is held between the hands and a funnel for filling the vessel rises from the back of the neck. The body is covered in green glaze with some amber highlights and the hair and brows are glazed black. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high Provenance Mu Wen Tang Collection; Sotheby's London, 12 November 2003, lot 84. Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York, 20 November 2003. Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
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