ID 963353
Lot 3012 | A VERY RARE INSCRIBED DING DRUM-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
HKD 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The box is realistically shaped as a drum with a horizontal band with raised bosses above the foot simulating metal studs, the cover with a flat top similarly moulded with bosses around the rim. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a clear lustrous glaze of pale ivory-white tone, the rims unglazed revealing the fine, white body. The glazed base is incised with the character ‘Yuan’ (garden).
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection formed in the 1940s, by repute
Acquired in Japan in 1994
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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