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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
A WHITE-GLAZED 'LION' SEAL
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1664)
Details
A WHITE-GLAZED 'LION' SEAL
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1664)
The seal of square section is surmounted by a lion, with its head turned sharply to one side. The seal face is carved with a three-character name. It is covered overall with an ivory-white glaze with faint crackles.
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1664)
The seal of square section is surmounted by a lion, with its head turned sharply to one side. The seal face is carved with a three-character name. It is covered overall with an ivory-white glaze with faint crackles.
2 ¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 290.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 290.
Literature
B. Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 347.