Lot Essay
Compare three Dingyao boxes of similar shape in the Hebei Provincial Museum, Ding Xian, illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji - 9 - Dingyao, Shanghai, 1981, nos. 33, 45, and 46.
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NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Details
AN UNUSUAL LARGE DINGYAO BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Both the box, which has a widely flaring lower body and deep straight sides, and the domed cover are cut on one side with knife marks for alignment. They are covered inside and out with a clear glaze that falls in olive-toned tears and ends in a neat line above the flat base exposing the fine white ware. The interior rims are left unglazed, and there are nine spur marks on the base of the interior.
6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Both the box, which has a widely flaring lower body and deep straight sides, and the domed cover are cut on one side with knife marks for alignment. They are covered inside and out with a clear glaze that falls in olive-toned tears and ends in a neat line above the flat base exposing the fine white ware. The interior rims are left unglazed, and there are nine spur marks on the base of the interior.
6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Georges DeBatz (1903-1988) Collection, Boston.
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