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Re: When was this celadon 'mystery' ewer made?

Posted By: Tim
Posted Date: Mar 18, 2010 (04:29 AM)

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Cal,

Thanks for responding. You bring up some interesting points, but let me start by answering your questions.

The Shaanxi museum website states the vase was unearthed in 1968. Measures 18.3cm high and the diameter is 14.3cm.

My tape measure doesn't measure metric, but it converts to approximately the same dimensions. Dimension given for the Ebay ewer are also approx the same.

Sotheby's makes reference to published photos of the museum piece in 1998 and the Shaangxi Museum opened in 1991. Based on this information, for my ewer to be a replica of the museum piece, rather than an earlier 'commemorative' piece, it seems that it would have had to been made in the last 20 years.

The glaze, color, and crazing are different from the museum piece, but I found several Song dynasty pieces sold at auction that have the same color/style/crazing of celadon glaze (although I don't think my piece is Song). And, I also saw some Qianlong ceramics that seemed to have the same speckled porcelain. This is how I came to suppose that this could be an early replica = being a novice collector, I realize I could be drawing a completely eronious conclusion.

Can oxidation, as seen on the lion's teeth (for example), occur in a 20 yr time frame?

What is your opinion of the quality of the carving?

Ultimately, I'm looking for your best estimate of age. Even if the piece is a modern replica, the quality of the piece is quite nice, I like it, and there was no major investment to buy it.

Regards, Tim

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Re: Re: When was this celadon 'mystery' ewer made? - Cal - Mar 19, 2010 (06:06 PM)