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PROPERTY FROM A PRINCELY COLLECTION
A GANZHOU 'WILLOW BASKET' JAR
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
Details
A GANZHOU 'WILLOW BASKET' JAR
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
The unglazed exterior is finely combed with parallel lines forming concentric semicircles on two sides and, at their longest, continuing under and across the small flat base. There is a combed band encircling the neck above a row of pointed bosses of white glaze. The rolled rim and interior are covered with a white glaze.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diam.
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (1127-1368)
The unglazed exterior is finely combed with parallel lines forming concentric semicircles on two sides and, at their longest, continuing under and across the small flat base. There is a combed band encircling the neck above a row of pointed bosses of white glaze. The rolled rim and interior are covered with a white glaze.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 306.
Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares; Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 306.
Literature
E. Engel, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, vol. 1, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 1057.
Exhibited
Ulricehamn, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, 2002.