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NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
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A QINGBAI 'LOTUS' BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The box and cover are potted with high, rounded sides incised with overlapping lotus petals, and the cover is surmounted by a lotus pod-form finial incised on the flat top with seeds. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a pale blue glaze pooling in the recesses, except for the base and the inner rim of the box burnt orange-brown in the firing.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The box and cover are potted with high, rounded sides incised with overlapping lotus petals, and the cover is surmounted by a lotus pod-form finial incised on the flat top with seeds. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a pale blue glaze pooling in the recesses, except for the base and the inner rim of the box burnt orange-brown in the firing.
4 in. (10.2 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box