Glazed ceramic. China, approx. Tang to Song Period, presumably 10th - 12th cent.
Two in quite similar form, but otherwise not identical, pot vessels with wide openings. Each has a diagonally flared, short unglazed foot and a stepped, angularly bevelled mouth with fine exterior ribbing. The whiter vessel presents three larger, irregular glaze spots, which are light green in diffuse leaf form. The second vessel is light grey-brown and notably characterized by very compact craquelé covering the entire interior. Outside on both vessels around the foot is a broad unglazed strip. The age characteristics are definitive, however subtle. Both vessels show that they come from an earthen environment.
HEIGHTS 8,7 CM, DM 14,1 AND 14,7 CM
From the collection of Jürgen L. Fischer, Ascona, Switzerland
Jürgen L. Fischer was one of the major European collectors of Chinese art. The extensive size of the collection largely owes to the family’s fortune from the invention of the world-famous “Uhu Alleskleber ” in 1932 (the first synthetic resin glue world-wide) by grandfather August Fischer. Jürgen L. Fischer, who lived until 2013, was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain in an astonishing wide variety, in every size and from every time period. Jürgen Fischer passed on his comprehensive knowledge in numerous specialist books – among others, his large and very instructive book about the art of Chinese snuffbottles and also an antiquarian’s guide to Chinese art.