Lot 1. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A sancai-glazed vase and a small green-splashed bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907). H. 18 cm; D. 10 cm. Lot Sold 4,445 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, December 1990, lot 182 (vase).
Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, December 1990 (bowl).

Lot 2. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A white-glazed jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). H. 19.5 cm. Lot Sold 5,080 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Collection of Dr. Carl Kempe (1884-1967), label.
Sotheby’s London, 14th May 2008, lot 211.
Christie’s London, 9th December 2011, lot 433.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 241. 

Exhibited: Exhibition of Chinese Art, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954, cat. no. 363.
Helsinki, Finland, 1956, cat. no. 122.

Lot 3. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A small Henan black-glazed ewer and a 'Yaozhou' celadon foliate-rim bowl, Tang - Song dynasty. H. 11 cm; D. 12 cm. Lot Sold 1,397 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Eileen Lesouef, Paris, October 1990 (ewer).
Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, June 1991 (bowl).

 Lot 5. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Longquan' celadon ‘lotus’ bowl and a white-glazed vase, Southern Song - Ming Dynasty. D. 15 cm; H. 24 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, February 1990 (bowl).
Oriental Art, Netherlands, May 2017 (vase).

Lot 5. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A Longquan' celadon dish, Yuan - early Ming dynasty. D. 32 cm. Lot Sold 3,302 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Loose collection, March 1990.

Lot 6. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A Qingbai lobed cup and a Qingbai bowl, Song dynasty. D. 18 cm; D. 11.5 cm. Lot Sold 1,905 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, M. Willcox, London, 1986 (lobed cup).
Grays Antique Centre, David Bowden, London, August 1990 (bowl).

Lot 7. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A small Qingbai ‘floral’ cosmetic box and cover and a Qingbai bowl, Song dynasty. D. 6.5 cm; D. 9.5 cm. Lot Sold 1,524 EUR (Estimate 1,500 - 2,500 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Box : Sotheby’s London, 12th December 1989, lot 234.
Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, March 1992.

Bowl : Grays Antique Centre, M. Willcox, London, 1987.

Lot 8. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A small Qingbai ‘peony’ cosmetic box and cover, Song dynasty. D. 8 cm. Lot Sold 1,651 EUR (Estimate 1,500 - 2,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Lot 9. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A large 'Cizhou' white-glazed sgraffiato ‘peony’ bowl, Northern Song dynasty. D. 23 cm. Lot Sold 3,556 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, M. Willcox, London, 1987.

Lot 10. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Jian' ‘hare’s fur’ tea bowl and a 'Jizhou' ‘tortoiseshell’ bowl, Song dynasty. D. 12 cm; D. 11 cm. Lot Sold 6,985 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, David Bowden, London, 1987 (hare’s fur).
Portobello Road, Ormond, London, 1987 (tortoiseshell).

Lot 11. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Changsha' painted ‘floral’ bowl and a 'Changsha' painted 'bird' ewer, Tang dynasty. H. 18.5 cm (ewer); D. 15 cm (bowl). Lot Sold 1,524 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Actual Art, Olympia, Autumn 2005 (bowl).
Jan Van Beers Oriental Art, London, June 1990 (ewer).

Lot 12. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A painted 'Cizhou' bowl and a small white-glazed 'Jizhou' jar and cover, Song dynasty. D. 9.5 cm; D. 7 cm (3). Lot Sold 1,778 EUR (Estimate 1,500 - 2,500 EUR). © Sotheby's

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, M. Willcox, London, 1988 (bowl).
Portobello Road, Ormond, London, 1988 (jar).

Lot 13. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A green-glazed pottery jar and a pair of green-glazed washers, Tang and Liao dynasty. D. 23 cm; D. 7.5 cm (3). Lot Sold 5,715 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's.

Provenance: jar : T. Y. King & Son Ltd., Hong Kong, 1982.
Bonhams, London, 9 November 2015, lot 141.
rince-pinceaux : AntikWest, Gothenburg, August 2003.

Lot 14. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A large ‘Swatow’ ‘split pagoda’ dish, Ming dynasty. D. 38 cm. Lot Sold 1,651 EUR (Estimate 800 - 1,200 EUR). © Sotheby's.

Provenance: Vendehuis der Notarissen, The Hague.

Lot 15. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A group of three ‘Swatow’ dishes, Ming dynasty. D. 39 cm; D. 38 cm. Lot Sold 3,048 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's.

Provenance: Veilinghuis Dickhaut, September 2016 (phoenix and dragon).
Historia Auktionhaus, Berlin, 12 June 2019, lot 3604 (qilin).

Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023