A 'QINGBAI' LAMP SONG DYNASTY

the body of inverted bell shape with broad everted rim, supported on a high double knopped fluted spreading foot, and covered overall in a pale ice-blue glaze, 8cm., 3 1/8 in; together with a 'Qingbai' globular jar and cover, and a water pot

George Eumorfopoulos Collection no. F337 (jar, according to label).

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 557, 527 and 526.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 754 (lamp).

Jar and cover: Featuring two restored adjacent pieces on the jar inpainted with gold, another small gold-painted area on the rim. The color is bluer than the catalogue image suggests. Cover in good condition, though areas of the underside burnt to a darker color. Lamp: A shallow chip 1.2 cm wide, affecting mostly the underside of the rim, with discolored restoration. Tiny kiln specks on the rim. Water pot: In good overall condition, with some glaze degradation.
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