A CELADON-GLAZED JAR, SUI TO TANG DYNASTY China, 581-907. The massively potted globular vessel is raised from a circular, sprawling foot towards a short cylindrical neck. The shoulders with four double-looped handles. A crackled pale celadon glaze covers the upper half of the jar entirely, thus revealing the buff ware below.

Provenance: Collection of George de Menasce. Spink & Son, May 1971, no. 19. Old Spink & Son label, ‘G. de Menasce Collection, no. 19’ to base. George de Menasce (1890-1967) was born in Liverpool, where the Menasce family had cotton interests. His father, Baron Félix de Menasce, was a banker with Austro-Hungarian links. During the Second World War, George gave open house piano concerts in his home in Moharrem Bey, attended especially by British servicemen, for which he was awarded an OBE. After inheriting his mother’s fortune, he began to build a substantial art collection with a strong focus on Chinese porcelain. He was a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society from 1948 and served on the Council.
Published: Spink & Son, The George de Menasce Collection Part I, London, 1971, p. 12, no. 19 (not illustrated).
Condition: Minor old repairs to lip, some chips to foot, extensive traces of use, some glaze loss here and there, overall as expected and good condition commensurate with age.

Weight: 1,037 g
Dimensions: Height 18.2 cm

Literature comparison: Compare a related white-glazed jar, 30.5 cm high, also dated Sui to Tang dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1968,0422.23.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related celadon-glazed jar, 23.7 cm high, also dated Sui to Tang dynasty, sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 25 April 2020, lot 256, sold for EUR 5,688.

隋唐時期青釉四繫罐
中國，581-907年。直口，短頸，圓肩，深腹圓鼓，平底外撇，肩部均勻地分佈有四繫耳。開片青釉施至腹部中部，之下露胎。

來源：George de Menasce收藏，Spink & Son藝廊1971年5月，第19號；Spink & Son 舊標籤，底部可見標籤 ‘G. de Menasce Collection, no. 19’ 。George de Menasce (1890-1967) 出生於利物浦，Menasce家族在那裏有棉花利益。他的父親菲利克斯·德·梅納斯Félix de Menasce男爵是一位與奧匈帝國有關係網的銀行家。在第二次世界大戰期間，喬治在他位於 Moharrem Bey 的家中舉辦開放式鋼琴音樂會，特別因爲有英國軍人參加，為此他獲得了 OBE。 在繼承了母親的財產後，他開始建立以中國瓷器為重點的藝術收藏。1948年成為東方陶瓷學會會員，並擔任理事會成員。
出版：Spink & Son藝廊, The George de Menasce Collection Part I, London, 1971年, 頁12, 編號19（無圖示）。
品相：口沿處進行了輕微的修復，底部有一些碎屑，有使用痕跡，到處都有一些釉料缺損，總體上符合預期，狀況與年齡相稱。

重量：1,037 克
尺寸：高18.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的隋唐時期青釉罐，高23.7 厘米，於本藝廊 Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism 2020年4月25日 lot 256, 售價EUR 5,688。