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A rare and important Chinese…
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Melbourne
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25-Aug-2024
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A rare and important Chinese green glazed moulded flask vase, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 A.D.). Each side decorated with Huren musicians and dancers. With a fitted box. This type of flask with moulded decoration was popular in the Northern Qi period, as has been discussed by He Jiying in 'Xifang yishu dui Wei Jin Nan song zhao Sui Tang taociqi de yingxiang', Shanghai Bowuguan Jikan, no. 7, 1966, p. 164. The form and decoration of such flasks are influenced by Central Asian vessels and culture. Four flasks similar to the Falk vessel were excavated in 1971 from a Northern Qi tomb belonging to fan Cui at Anyang, Henan province. The Henan flasks also have decoration depicting a dancer surrounded by musicians, and one is illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan - Taoci juan, Taipei, 1993, p. 114, no. 401. A further flask of this type is in the Museum of fine Arts Boston and is illustrated by J. Fontein &, T. Wu in Unearthing China's Past, Museum of fine Arts, Boston, 1973, p. 148-9, no. 71. Another version of this form, with wider shoulders and higher foot, is in the British Museum, illustrated by S. J. Vainker in Chinese Pottery and porcelain, British Museum, London, 1991, p. 63, no. 45. 18 cm high
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Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese