Lot 199. A Qingbai 'Phoenix' box and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 9.5 cm, 3 3/4  in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

of circular form, the domed cover moulded with a pair of phoenix in flight, covered overall with a transparent glaze pooling to a light blue in the recesses stopping short of the edge on the cover, the base unglazed; together with a Qingbai circular box and domed cover, Song dynasty, and a cosmetic box and cover with three cups and flowers in the interior, Song dynasty. Quantité: 6

Provenance: Collection of Carl Kempe. 
Sotheby's London, 5th November 2008, lot 478 (part).

Bibliography: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 254 (cosmetic box), 556 (phoenix box), 566 (circular box).  
Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamm East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamm, 2002, pls 466 (cosmetic box and cover) and 748 (qingbai box and cover). 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 10 mai 2017, 02:00 PM