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Lot Essay
Ding cup stands of this form are more commonly found in persimmon glaze, see two examples illustrated in Chayun mingshi – gugong chahua, Taipei, 2002, p. 47, nos. 24-25, the former in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum, cut with a similar foliate rim as the present example, the later with a round rim in the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Gardan.
Stands of this type were made to support tea cups or bowls to prevent burning from direct contact. They were an indispensable part of the tea-drinking culture popular among the Song elites, as can be seen in the painting Literary Gathering, attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135), where cup stands of this form covered in either a dark glaze or made of lacquer are depicted (fig.1).
Stands of this type were made to support tea cups or bowls to prevent burning from direct contact. They were an indispensable part of the tea-drinking culture popular among the Song elites, as can be seen in the painting Literary Gathering, attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135), where cup stands of this form covered in either a dark glaze or made of lacquer are depicted (fig.1).