Yellow glaze phoenix head bottle

[Yellow glazed phoenix head bottle]

Yellow glazed phoenix head bottle, Liao, height 38.1 cm, caliber 9.7 cm, foot diameter 7.6 cm
The vase flower mouth is curled, the neck is thin, the shoulders are smooth, the abdomen is long, the shin is bound (pronounced j ì ng), the foot is circled, and the foot is curled. The neck is pasted with a phoenix head, with a mouth in front and a crown in the back. The eyes, eyebrows and ears of the phoenix are molded on both sides. The neck is decorated with multiple strings. The outer wall is painted with yellow glaze. The glaze layer is relatively thin, and dark stripes and dots appear on the glaze surface. There is no glaze on the sole and outsole, and the body is thick and earthy yellow
The wind head pot is the representative shape of Liao porcelain. The method of this bottle pile is simple, and the phoenix on the neck seems to stretch its neck and gather its wings, which is exaggerated without distortion. The dark stripes and spots on the glaze are caused by the impure glaze, but they increase the aesthetic feeling of the glaze.

黄釉凤首瓶底部