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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SMALL XINGYAO BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The box is formed with a short tapered foot, rising to an angular body with steep sides. The shallow domed cover is surmounted with a knop finial. The box is covered with an opaque white glaze, with some areas of greenish tinge to the cover.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam.
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The box is formed with a short tapered foot, rising to an angular body with steep sides. The shallow domed cover is surmounted with a knop finial. The box is covered with an opaque white glaze, with some areas of greenish tinge to the cover.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Dr. Carl Kempe Collection, no. 343
Sotheby's, London, 4 November 2008, lot 480
Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden
With Shibui Art
Sotheby's, London, 4 November 2008, lot 480
Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden
With Shibui Art
Literature
Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, Vol. 29, 1954-1955, 'The Art of the T'ang Dynasty', 1955, cat. no. 204
Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, p. 114, no. 343
Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Bo Gyllensvard, Stockholm, 1964, p. 114, no. 343
Exhibited
Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954, cat. no. 381
The Art of the T'ang Dynasty, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, no. 204
The Art of the T'ang Dynasty, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, no. 204
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