Pair of Miniature Vases [Ch8]
Longquan, South Zhejiang Province; Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century
Porcelain with green glaze (H. 7.5 cm and 7 cm)
These are of bottle shape with everted lips. The shoulders have fixed loop and ring handles. They are covered in thick grey-green glazes.
Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 15
Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from John Sparks, 26 October 1956 (£180)
Location: Treasury, Gallery 2