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A 'QINGBAI' CUP AND STAND SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
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the thinly potted shallow cup rising from a short flared foot to an everted rim, the rounded sides divided into six petal lobes by notches around the rim, resting on a stand of saucer shape with a hexalobed rim and stepped pedestal in the center, all on a trefoil-pierced petal-shaped foot, both covered overall with a pale ice-blue translucent glaze (2)
Literature
Tan Dan Jiong. Zhongguo taoci shi [History of Chinese Ceramics], Volume Two, Taipei, 1985, p. 478.
Condition
There are two small glaze flakes to the rim of cup, one filled, and some fritting around the rim. There is a chip to the foot rim and kiln adhesion. The stand with two glazed over firing cracks to one petal foot.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Several related qingbai cups and stands have been published. See one in the Baur collection illustrated in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 1, Geneva, 1968, pl. A120; another from the Toguri Museum, Tokyo, illustrated in Chugoku toji meihin zuroku [Chinese Ceramics in the Toguri Collection], Tokyo, 1988, no. 50.
Compare also one in the Eugene Bernat collection, included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics of the Sung Dynasty, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, 1959, cat. no. 66, and illustrated in Sir Harry M. Garner and Margaret Medley, Chinese Art in Three-dimensional Colour, vol. III, London, 1969, p. 210, reel 29, no. 3 and sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 84; and another in the Muwen Tang collection, included in the exhibition Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 103, and subsequently sold in our London rooms, 12th November 2003, lot 52.
Compare also one in the Eugene Bernat collection, included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics of the Sung Dynasty, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, 1959, cat. no. 66, and illustrated in Sir Harry M. Garner and Margaret Medley, Chinese Art in Three-dimensional Colour, vol. III, London, 1969, p. 210, reel 29, no. 3 and sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 84; and another in the Muwen Tang collection, included in the exhibition Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 103, and subsequently sold in our London rooms, 12th November 2003, lot 52.