Lot 430
  • 430

A WHITE-GLAZED CUP TANG DYNASTY

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

of metalware form, the rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a broad flaring rim, covered overall in a straw-white glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the white body, 10cm., 4in; together with a similarly glazed lobed dish, a bowl with broad ring foot and lipped rim, and another plain white-glazed bowl

Exhibited

Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, cat. no. 199 (metalware form bowl).

F. Low-Beer & Co., New York (lobed bowl, according to label).

Literature

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 312, 339, 319 and 331.

Condition

left on catalogue image: In good overall condition. Two small areas of kiln grit on interior. center-left on catalogue image: There are four restored adjacent breaks on the rim, altogether 5 cm long. Minor specks of iron spots to the interior. A 1.5 cm section of the foot rim is irregularly pared, though this is original to the firing. center-right on catalogue image: In good overall condition with minor surface wear to the rim. One kiln adhesion on the foot, fired to a dark iron color. right on catalogue image: Good condition overall, with expected surface wear to the rim and interior surface. Fine network of craquelure throughout.
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