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2 avril 2018

A Geyao octogonal cup, Song-Early Ming dynasty

A Geyao octogonal cup, Song-Early Ming dynasty

Lot 3087. A Geyao octogonal cup, Song-Early Ming dynasty; 7.9 cm, 3 1/8  in. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 150,000 HKD. © Sotheby's 2018

the curved rounded sides divided into eight facets, rising from a short foot of corresponding shape to an everted rim, covered overall in a thick glaze of soft greyish-beige tone suffused with a network of dark crackles, save for the octagonal footring unglazed revealing the dark body.

Note: See a geyao octagonal cup of similar size, attributed to the Southern Song dynasty, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in Selection of Ge Ware: The Palace Museum Collection and Archaeological Discoveries, Beijing, 2017, cat. no. 61, together with microscopic views and a chemical analysis of the glaze, p. 150.

Sotheby's. Curiosity IV. Hong Kong, 02 Apr 2018, 10:30 AM

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