A VERY RARE QINGBAI EWER

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$ 20 000
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25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 1089 | A VERY RARE QINGBAI EWER
A VERY RARE QINGBAI EWER

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

The ovoid body is divided by six vertical double-grooved bands in relief and decorated with vertical wavy combed lines. The ringed trumpet neck is flanked by the long curved spout molded with a demon mask and the handle molded with bamboo-like nodes. The base of the neck is flanked by a pair of molded, upright floral tabs, and the vessel is covered overall in a glaze of pale blue color with slight greenish tinge.

9 1⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box







Provenance

Blitz, Amsterdam, June 1993.

Kaikodo, New York.





Literature

Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 2011, no. 12.





Exhibited

New York, Kaikodo, 2011.
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