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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
A RARE QINGBAI 'WILLOW BASKET' JAR
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
Details
A RARE QINGBAI 'WILLOW BASKET' JAR
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
The exterior is finely incised with parallel lines forming concentric semi-circles on two sides. A row of iron-spot bosses encircles the shoulder between two incised lines. The jar is covered inside and out with a glaze of even pale blue color that ends in an irregular line around the unglazed, flat base which has burnt pale orange in the firing.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam.
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
The exterior is finely incised with parallel lines forming concentric semi-circles on two sides. A row of iron-spot bosses encircles the shoulder between two incised lines. The jar is covered inside and out with a glaze of even pale blue color that ends in an irregular line around the unglazed, flat base which has burnt pale orange in the firing.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 317.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 317.
Literature
E. Engel, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, vol. 1, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl.76.
Exhibited
Ulricehamn, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, 2002.