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16 janvier 2018

An inscribed 'Qingbai' box and cover, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

An inscribed 'Qingbai' box and cover, Southern Song dynasty (960-1279)

Lot 472. An inscribed 'Qingbai' box and cover, Southern Song dynasty (960-1279). Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot Sold 2,250 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

of circular form with ribbed rounded sides, the domed cover moulded with a large peony spray and covered overall in a transparent ice-blue glaze, save for the base which is moulded with a four-character inscription, 7.6cm., 3intogether with a very similar box and cover, delicately moulded to the top with florets. Quantity: 4.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 552 (peony box).

Note: The inscription may be translated as 'A box for the Tsai family'.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London
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