FIVE DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 907-960)

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A RARE YUE BOX AND COVER
FIVE DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 907-960)
The plain, domed cover and the box are covered overall with an even and semi-translucent glaze of greyish-olive tone, with the exception of the six oval spur marks on the base of the box, and the rims of the box and cover.
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

Mayuyama, Tokyo.
Sugiyama Tojudo, Tokyo.

Lot Essay

A slightly smaller Yue box and cover (8.4 cm. diam.), described as mise, similarly fired on spurs, uncovered from Kangling, the Mausoleum of Lady Ma (890-939), principal wife of the second King of the Wuyue Kingdom, is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China - 9- Zhejiang, Beijing, 2008, p. 145.

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