Lot Essay
Compare an almost identical Qingbai cup and cup stand illustrated by J. Ayers in The Baur Collection - Chinese Ceramics, volume 1, Geneva, 1968, plate no. A 120 and also illustrated on the front cover.
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NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
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A QINGBAI FOLIATE RIM CUP AND CUP STAND
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The cup has flared sides with six subtle petal-shaped lobes rising to a rim notched to conform to the lobed sides. The stand is potted with a central two-tiered platform, recessed at the top, all raised on a slightly splayed foot decorated with ruyi-form apertures. Both are covered with a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone.
Cup stand: 5æ in. (14.7 cm.) diam., box (2)
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The cup has flared sides with six subtle petal-shaped lobes rising to a rim notched to conform to the lobed sides. The stand is potted with a central two-tiered platform, recessed at the top, all raised on a slightly splayed foot decorated with ruyi-form apertures. Both are covered with a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone.
Cup stand: 5æ in. (14.7 cm.) diam., box (2)
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