Korea
Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), c. 12th century
Of beautifully proportioned pear shape cast in heavy, high copper-content bronze (known as sawari in Japan), embellished with four raised horizontal lines to the body and neck, two horizontal incised lines to the shoulder and three within the mouth, with a beaded mouth rim, the rich verdigris patina ranging from deep olive green to brighter coppery greens. 32cm high, 17cm diameter. Together with an old Japanese fitted wooden box.
Condition: three larger dents to one side, and a few much smaller dents to the same side (one side presents perfectly), small oxidative losses around the mouth rim, two areas of professional restoration of the patina coinciding with the three larger dents, and to a horizontal area between the two lowest raised lines.
This example is raised far above the usual examples seen of its type, in the heaviness of the casting (most are very lightly constructed), the particularly graceful proportions, the extra-fine and well-executed details of the raised rings and incised lines, the beaded mouth rim, and the wonderful and mostly intact patina.
Cat. 786
Korea
Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), c. 12th century
Of beautifully proportioned pear shape cast in heavy, high copper-content bronze (known as sawari in Japan), embellished with four raised horizontal lines to the body and neck, two horizontal incised lines to the shoulder and three within the mouth, with a beaded mouth rim, the rich verdigris patina ranging from deep olive green to brighter coppery greens. 32cm high, 17cm diameter. Together with an old Japanese fitted wooden box.
Condition: three larger dents to one side, and a few much smaller dents to the same side (one side presents perfectly), small oxidative losses around the mouth rim, two areas of professional restoration of the patina coinciding with the three larger dents, and to a horizontal area between the two lowest raised lines.
This example is raised far above the usual examples seen of its type, in the heaviness of the casting (most are very lightly constructed), the particularly graceful proportions, the extra-fine and well-executed details of the raised rings and incised lines, the beaded mouth rim, and the wonderful and mostly intact patina.
Cat. 786
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