A GREEN GLAZED ‘CHICKEN HEAD’ EWER, TANG TO LIAO DYNASTYChina, 618-1125. The baluster body tapering towards the foot, surmounted by a flaring rim, set with an arched handle with three knobs, terminating in a dragon head. The spout in the form of a chicken head, the neck with three ribs, two lines incised at the shoulder. The body covered in a dark green glaze suffused with fine crackles, stopping well above the foot to reveal the buff ware.Provenance: From the collection of R. Marian Hicks, OBE, who was a professor at the School of Pathology and Department of Oncology at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London. She was an avid collector of Tang and Song dynasty ceramics and her noted collection also included Chinese bronzes, textiles, and rank badges.Condition: Very good conditionmensurate with age showing old wear, few small nicks, and manufacturing flaws including pottery lines, firing flaws, and glaze recesses. The glaze with intentional crackling, minor oxidation and extensive weathering, as expected from an authentic ceramic ewer of this period.Weight: 722.8 gDimensions: Height 25 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 9 December 2020, lot 90Price: USD 16,250 or approx.EUR 17,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Green-Glazed ‘Phoenix Head’ Ewer, Liao Dynasty (Ad 907-1125) or LaterExpert remark:pare the related form, motif, and color of the glaze. Note the size (36.8 cm).唐至遼代綠釉鷄頭罐中國，618-1125年。口外撇，束頸，鼓腹，平足略外撇。頸部三道弦紋，肩部一道弦紋。鑲有一個帶三個旋鈕的拱形手柄，末端為龍頭。壺流為雞頭形，器身覆蓋著深綠色的釉料，止於足部以上，露出淺黃色胎。