A GROUP OF CELADON-GLAZED WARES SONG DYNASTY

comprising: a large bird-cage cup; a small cup moulded to the interior with a bird; a pair of bird cage cups; and a rattle; together with a miniature 'Qingbai' grain measure 

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 73 (large bird cage cup), 10 (cup), 11 (pair of cups), and 22 (rattle). 

'Qingbai' grain measure: Good overall condition with areas of glaze pull to the interior. Pair of small bird cage cups: One with glaze chips and losses on the rim. The same cup with some glaze degradation to the interior. The other with glaze losses on the handles, but in otherwise good condition. Large bird cage cup: In good overall condition. Rattle: In good overall condition. A 3 cm area of kiln adhesion with specks of kiln grit. Approximately 3 cm glaze crack near the foot. Firing flaw where the mouse knop is joined to the body. Cup with bird: Glaze degradation and crazing, particularly at the rim and the interior. Burst air bubble on the exterior 0.3 cm long.
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