A YUE TRIPLE BOX AND COVER
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. MAURICE BERGER
A YUE TRIPLE BOX AND COVER

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

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A YUE TRIPLE BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The box is comprised of three conjoined globular compartments, each with a cover applied with a lotus stem that is twisted together with the other stems in the center, and is covered overall with a pale greyish-green glaze, except for the base and rims revealing the grey body.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1947) Collection, Sweden, no. 40.
Sotheby's London, 5 November 2008, lot 515.
Literature
B. Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 40.
E. Engel, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, vol. 1, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 263.
Exhibited
Copenhagen, Kunst Industri Museet, Chinese Art, 1950, no. 282.
Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Chinese Ceramic Treasures: a selection from Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including The Carl Kempe Collection, 2002.

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