A QINGBAI 'MYTHICAL BEAST' EWER, DAOHUANGHU SOUTHERN SONG - YUAN DYNASTY | 南宋至元 青白瑞獸執壺

The Feng Wen Tang Collection.

Bonhams Hong Kong, 9th October 2014, lot 204.

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香港邦瀚斯2014年10月9日，編號204

The result of C-Link Research & Development Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.5524ZB44 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

The current ewer is extremely rare, with its unusual form as an inverted vessel filled from the underside. The sculpted lion finial and dragon handle, the moulded lotus lappets and incised scrolls appear on other Southern Song Qingbai wares, such as a 'dragon' vase and stand in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated in Stacey Pierson, Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, cat. no.73.