A RARE CARVED YAOZHOU COSMETIC BOX AND COVER

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A RARE CARVED YAOZHOU COSMETIC BOX AND COVER
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The box is raised on a short foot, applied on the interior with three small moulded receptacles separated by three curved stems, the slightly domed cover carved with a central flowerhead borne on and encircled by a leafy scrolling vine, the box covered overall in an olive-green glaze thining to mustard-yellow tones at extremities, the rims unglazed, the base covered in a reddish wash
4 3/4 in. (11.7 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

A similar example with a chrysanthemum design on the cover, excavated in Gansu province is illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji: Ceramics, vol. 2, pl. 193.

(US$8,000-10,000)

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