A CHINESE GREEN GLAZED STONEWARE VASE,Liao dynasty. The barrel-shaped body with angled sloping shoulders supporting the cylindrical neck with slightly flared rim, applied overall with the characteristic dark green glaze - 7.5 in. (18.5 cm) high. Estimate $1,200-1,400
Liao pottery was little known before 1936, when it attracted the attention of the Japanese ... numerous sherds found in the area belong to the Ding type of porcelains ... other shards are of stoneware ... with a superb green glaze." A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics", Cecile and Michel Beurdelen. For a similar green glaze see p.151, plate 45. Compare a larger Ding Yao vase of related form in the Persival David Foundation, illustrated in Ceramic Art of the World, vol. 12, 1977, color plate 137.
