Lot 452
  • 452

A 'GUAN' INSCRIBED WHITE-GLAZED DISH 10TH CENTURY

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

delicately potted with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an elegant foliate rim, covered overall in an ivory-white glaze, the base incised with the character 'Guan', 13.5cm., 5 1/4 in; together with a similarly-glazed lotus-leaf shaped dish

Provenance

Bluett & Sons, London ('Guan' inscribed dish, according to label).

Literature

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 369 and 338.

Condition

left on catalogue image: The glaze is a little dry, with small areas of glaze pull. Light surface scratches on the interior. Otherwise good condition. right on the catalogue image: In good overall condition with a small shallow chip on the rim 5 mm. Minor pinholes and iron spots, along with insignificant kiln grit on the foot.
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