A WHITE-GLAZED XING ZHADOU, LATE TANG DYNASTY TO FIVE DYNASTIES PERIOD
China, 9th-10th century. The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a waisted trumpet neck with a small cylindrical mouth. Covered overall in a smooth, creamy white glaze of eggshell tone, spare the foot and the base, revealing the pale ivory colored ware.


Provenance
: American trade.

Condition
: Good condition with old wear and expected manufacturing flaws including minor pitting, scattered dark spots and glaze crackling. Shallow surface scratches. Some flaking to glaze around the neck and rim.

Weight: 363.9 g
Dimensions: Diameter 13 cm, Height 10.6 cm


The unusual shape of this zhadou
, with its broad sloping mouth rim, was inspired by early metalwork prototypes dating back to the Han dynasty. For an example see Zacke, 16th October, 2021, lot 333. It has been suggested that vessels of this specific shape may have functioned as waste recepticle for wine dregs or tea leaves.


Xing wares
from Hebei province were the best quality white-glazed ceramic of the Tang dynasty. The kilns are best known for their tea bowls, dishes and bowl stands, and vessels like the present zhadou are very rare.


Literature comparison:

Compare a closely related zhadou with a slightly smaller flared mouth, more compressed body and covered with a white-crackle glaze, dated to the Tang dynasty in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 144, and another zhadou in the same monograph, no. 143. Also compare a zhadou of similar shape but covered with a celadon glaze that was included in the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts exhibition, Toji hakuji, seiji, sancai (Tang pottery and porcelain), Tokyo, 1988, no. 49. Compare two related Tang dynasty silver zhadou illustrated in Tangdai Jinyin Qi, Beijing, 1985, nos. 255 and 278, the first excavated at Xi'an, and the second with a slightly concave mouth rim found in a tomb in Linan Xian Shiu Qiushi, Zhejiang province. Also compare with a prototype from the Han Dynasty at Zacke, 16th October, 2021, lot 333.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2019, lot 1017
Price: USD 20,000 or approx.
EUR 22,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Xing Zhadou, Late Tang Dynasty-Five dynasties period, 10th century
Expert remark: Note the diameter (15.6 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2007, lot 386
Estimate: USD 15,000 or approx.
EUR 20,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare small ‘Xing’ spittoon (zhadou) Tang Dynasty




唐末至五代邢窯白釉渣斗

中國，九至十世紀。渣斗口外撇，口沿呈漏斗形碗狀，膽形狀腹，平底。器里外施白釉，底無釉。此件渣斗胎質潔白細膩，造型規整大方。


來源：
美國古玩交易。

品相：
狀況良好，有磨損和製造缺陷，包括輕微凹坑、黑點和釉面裂紋。表面淺劃痕。頸部和邊緣有一些剝落的釉面。

重量：363.9 克
尺寸：直徑 13 厘米, 高 10.6 厘米


唐代渣斗
的頸口則非常細，配合大敞的撇口，利於茶水與茶渣的分離。例如參見 Zacke，2021 年 10 月 16 日，拍品 333。河北邢窯白釉是唐代白釉陶瓷中品質最好的，以茶碗、茶盤、碗架而聞名。


文獻比較：


比較一件非常相近的唐代渣斗有較小的開口，胎體更加壓縮，並覆蓋有白色裂紋釉，北京故宮博物院，見《故宮博物院藏文物精品集‧晉至唐瓷器》，香港，1996年，編號144。另一件渣斗，編號143。比較一件青釉蓋渣斗，展覽於Nezu Institute of Fine Arts，《Toji hakuji，seiji，sancai (Tang pottery and porcelain)》，東京，1988年，編號49。比較兩件相近的唐代銀製渣斗，《唐代金銀器》，北京，1985年，編號255和278，一件出土於西安，另一件出土於浙江臨安。比較一件漢代鎏金銅飛鳥走獸紋小瓶，見Zacke，2021年10月16日，lot 333。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年9月13日，lot 1017
價格：USD 20,000（相當於今日
EUR 22,000
）
描述：晚唐/五代邢窯渣斗
專家評論：請注意直徑 (15.6 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2007年3月19日，lot 386
估價：USD 15,000（相當於今日
EUR 20,500
）
描述：唐代邢窯渣斗