Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. © Sotheby's 2023

Lot 188. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Yue' celadon-glazed pear-shaped vase, Wu - Western Jin dynasty, 3rd - 4th century. Height 13.5 cm. Lot Sold 7,620 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), by repute.
Grays Antique Centre, The Asian Gallery, London, November 1996.

Note:  Compare a similar jar with dish-shaped mouth, illustrated in Qianfeng cui se Yueyao te zhan / Special Exhibition of Early Chinese Greenware, Taipei, 1996, pl. 60; an unearthed example, published in Cui Chengshi, ‘Zhejiang Qu Xian Jielu Cun Xijin mu [Tomb of the Western Jin dynasty in Jielu village, Quxian county, Zhejiang province] ’ Kaogu, 1974, no. 6, pl. XI(1); a related example with two loop handles on the shoulder, sold in our New York rooms, 17th March 2015, lot 34.

Lot 190. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A rare 'Yue' celadon-glazed 'cat' water dropper, Wu - Western Jin dynasty, 3rd - 4th century. Height 9 cm. Lot Sold 25,400 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), by repute.
Grays Antique Centre, The Asian Gallery, London, November 1996.

Note: Yue celadon pieces in animal form were very popular in the Six Dynasties period (220-589). See a collection of such pieces in Animal Farm in Yue Ware, Uragami Sokyu-do Co., Ltd, Tokyo 1992, including a jar in the shape of bear, pl. 0, and several ram figures, pls. 1-4; another example in form of a mythical beast is illustrated in Qianfeng cui se Yueyao te zhan / Special Exhibition of Early Chinese Greenware, Taipei, 1996, pl. 214.

Lot 185. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A circular bluish white glazed ‘elephant’ ink stone, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 12 cm. Lot Sold 8,890 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, The Asian Gallery, London, June 1996.

Exhibited: The World in Monochromes, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 25.

Note: Compare two similar examples unearthed in Anyang, Henan province, and now in the Museum of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, published online (acc.no. R023507, R023495); a related example illustrated in Qianfeng cui se: Yueyao te zhan / Special Exhibition of Early Chinese Greenware, Taipei, 1996, pl. 98. Another similar greenware example in the Minnesota Institute of Art (acc. no. 97.46.2) is on view in gallery 217.

Lot 197. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Yue' brown-glazed bowl and a 'Yue' celadon-glazed box and cover, Five Dynasties-Song dynasty (907-1279). Diameter 14 cm; Diameter 9 cm. Lot Sold 1,905 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, March 1992.

Lot 182. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A 'Ding' white-glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 21 cm. Lot Sold 8,255 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 10,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd., London (label).
Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, June 1990.

Lot 186. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A Qingbai bowl and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 14.5 cm. Lot Sold 3,302 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 10,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Portobello Road, Ormond Gallery, London, 1988.

Lot 187. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A pair of Qingbai floral-shaped saucer dishes, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 10.5 cm. Lot Sold 3,302 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 10,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Eileen Lesouef, Paris, September 1989.

Lot 192. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A pair of Qingbai floral-shaped saucers, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 10.5 cm. Lot Sold 2,540 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Portobello Road, Ormond Gallery, London, 1991.

Lot 193. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A rare Qingbai 'lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 12 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Grays Antique Centre, David Bowden, London, 1987.

Lot 189. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A carved 'Ding' ‘lotus’ bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 10.5 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 EUR (Estimate 6,000 - 10,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Matthew Wilbox, Gray's Antique Market, London, 1988.

Lot 191. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A carved 'Yaozhou' celadon-glazed bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-11279. Diameter 19.5 cm. Lot Sold 12,065 EUR (Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 7th June 1994, lot 271.

Exhibited: The World In Monochromes, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 2009, cat. no. 31.

Lot 194. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A moulded 'Yaozhou' celadon 'chrysanthetum' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-11279. Diameter 20 cm. Lot Sold 2,032 EUR (Estimate 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Portobello Road, Ormond Gallery, London, June 1990.

Lot 183. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A ‘Jun’ handled tripod censer, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Height 14 cm. Lot Sold 3,810 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Ormonde Gallery, Olympia, November 1998.

Lot 183. Property from the Collection of Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway. A ‘'Longquan' celadon-glazed and biscuit-decorated dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 16.5 cm. Lot Sold 6,985 EUR (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2023

Provenance: Sotheby’s London, June 1995.

Note: Compare two similar dishes, one sold in our London rooms, 7th June 1994, lot 318; the other sold in our New York rooms, 23rd September 1997, lot 247; a dish of this type, recovered from a ship wrecked in 1323 at the coast of Korea, is illustrated in Relics Salvaged from the Seabed off Sinan, Materials I, Seoul, 1989, pl. 62, no. 89.

Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie, Paris, 15 juin 2023