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New purchase , It looks to be an early Chinese green glazed vase maybe Han or Tang? silver mounts or white metal of some kind and a good 14 inches tall , Any thoughts on this piece?
I can post new pictures when i receive the vase .
Carl
When you bought this what did they say it was? Presumably the base is covered by the white metal mount, as is the the mouth and inner rim so it will be hard to identify and date.
To me the shape ofthe pot, the way the handles are attached and the designs on the mounts do not look chinese ... but I look forward to more pictures.
tam
Tam
The seller just had it listed as an old vase , the silver or white metal mounts have decoration on them which is 17th / 18th century in date and looks genuine so the vase must be older than that , the vase itself has a strong Asian look to it for me , I have seen the wavy decoration on older pieces from the Han dynasty for example and the green looks OK for an early Asian piece , But that is as far as it goes for me i will be interested to hear other opinions on the vase .
Carl
The mounts look middle eastern design. But that's just what I see at first glance.
Carl are there any marks at all on the metal part? You may need a loupe
Mark
The glaze of this vase looks like of Hang/Tang pottery quality. But I doubt about other features of this vase. I don't think it's of Han or Tang. Waiting for more pictures.
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Hi guys , Thanks for the help , I am awaiting delivery of this piece so as soon as i get it i will post better pictures . I have seen both the style of decoration and lobed handles on early Chinese pottery but that is just an observation and it will be an interesting study .
Best regards
Carl
Dear Carl,
I would not be surprised if it is not Chinese. Green lead glaze is common in many cultures, including Roman.
Your vase has been fired upside down, as indicated by the two glaze drips on the top of the handles.
That was a common practice during Han, but I am not aware of a Han vase like this.
Not Tang too I think, the handles would be finer.
It must be said that the picture is highly distorted by the perspective, the picture has been taken too much close and from top to down. In reality, the base should be wider and the neck narrower.
Giovanni
Very odd piece: thank-you for posting it. The silver top and base look like they were added in the second half of the eighteenth century (to my eye). I think the vase is earlier but I wouldn't care to hazard a date. I'm rather taken with it; I'd very much like to see what it looks like without the distortion.
I agree the mounts look 18th century century or earlier , the vase itself looks far older than that . I think the shape is confusing people at the minute , when i receive i will try and take better photographs showing the true shape and close-ups of the glaze and any other areas which will add clues like the base if possible.
Carl
Well ..... The vase arrived today and it has me stumped so far , it's much larger in size to what i thought it was going to be , I have to wait until tomorrow for some good daylight to take some good photographs so maybe then you all can help me find out about this piece , where it is from , possible age etc.
It would be much appreciated .
Carl
Much larger than what i thought , grey earthenware pot with a green lead glaze . There are serious signs of age and the metal mounts are metal not silver , I guess these mounts look 17th or 18th century in date .
The base looks turned but the vessel looks moulded so possibly this piece was made in 2 parts at least . I cannot find the exact shape anywhere and i guess that rules out Tang or Han , possibly an early green glazed Zhou dynasty vessel or even from a different country altogether .
Carl
Hi Carl,
I don't think it's Chinese. The shape and glaze don't match. Maybe from other cultures.
Xin
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Thanks Xin , more research needed . I will see what i can come up with over the coming weeks , I would love to get to the bottom of it.
Carl
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