Lot 3122
3122
A RARE CARVED YUE ‘PARROT AND PEONY’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
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A RARE CARVED YUE ‘PARROT AND PEONY’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

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A RARE CARVED YUE ‘PARROT AND PEONY’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The domed cover is finely carved in relief with a parrot in flight amidst a peony scroll, encircled by a double bow-string border with straight sides corresponding to those of the box above a tapering lower body raised on a spreading foot ring. They are covered inside and out with a glaze of soft greyish-green tone with the exception of the foot rim of the box.
5 1/8 In. (13.1 cm.), diam., box

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Lot Essay

Parrot was a very popular motif on fine ceramic wares of the late Tang and Northern Song dynasties, and can also be found on a number of silver and gold wares, such as the famous Tang-dynasty gilt-silver lidded jar with handle excavated in 1970 at Hejiacun, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, which also bears a similar design of parrots and peonies, see World of the Heavenly Khan: Treasures of the Tang Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2002, p. 50.

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