A GE-TYPE ARROW VASE, TOUHU, MING DYNASTY
China, 1368-1644. Finely potted, the compressed globular body supported on a short foot and rising to a slender tapered cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of tubular handles at the mouth, covered overall in a thick gray glaze suffused with a dense network of black, gray, and pale russet crackle. The foot rim unglazed, revealing the pale brown ware.


Provenance
: This lot comes from an antique shop owner from the north of England. His store sells all kinds of antiques, so he gets people coming in with unusual objects all the time, and he has been keeping and collecting Chinese works of art that he particularly likes for a long time.

Condition
: Fine condition with old wear and firing irregularities including pitting and glaze recesses. Extensive staining, weathering and calcification consistent with soil or sea finds.

Weight: 220.7 g
Dimensions: Height 12.8 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 9 May 2022, lot 321
Price: GBP 8,288 or approx.
EUR 11,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small ge-type arrow vase, Ming dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze with similar crackle, and size (12.7 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 10 December 2015, lot 8163
Price: USD 12,500 or approx.
EUR 14,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small ge-type arrow vase, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze with similar crackle. Note the similar size (11.5 cm) and the later date.





明代仿哥窯投壺


中國，1368-1644年。瓶直口，長頸，扁圓腹，圈足。口沿兩側對稱置貫耳。通體施米黃色釉，釉面開細碎片紋，金絲鐵線紋。此瓶在造型上摹仿西周青銅禮器。圈足露胎，圈足內青褐色釉。


來源：
英格蘭北部的古董店老闆收藏。他的店裡有各類古董，總是有人帶著稀奇古怪的東西進來，而且他一直保存和收藏他特別喜歡的中國藝術品。

品相：
品相良好，有磨損和燒製不規則，包括凹坑和釉面凹陷，大面積染色、風化和鈣化。

重量：220.7 克
尺寸：高12.8 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰斯，2022年5月9日，lot 321
價格：GBP 8,288（相當於今日
EUR 11,000
）
描述：明代哥窯投壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面裂紋，以及尺寸 (12.7厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：舊金山邦翰斯，2015年12月10日，lot 8163
價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日
EUR 14,500
）
描述：十八或十九世紀哥釉貫耳小瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面裂紋。請注意相似尺寸 (11.5厘米) 和年代較晚。