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A 'QINGBAI' LOBED EWER AND COVER NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- ceramic
the body divided into eight lobes encircled by double bands, the tall waisted neck rising to a slightly everted rim, set with a tall curved spout opposite an arched strap handle applied on top with a small loop for attachment to a similar loop on the concave cover, with an applied bud-form finial, all beneath a finely crackled translucent glaze of very pale blue, Japanese wood box (14)
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
Exhibited
Chugoku kotoji to-so meito ten, Japan Ceramic Society, Tokyo, 1964, cat. no. 142.
Literature
Chugoku Touji Meihou Ten Series, The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, 1966, no. 142.
Condition
The rim of the ewer with a hairline crack approx. 1 in. (2.5 cm) long, as well as scattered chips. The spout restored with overpainting approx. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) long. There is general fritting, scattered kiln grit and the expected wear to the body overall. The cover with minor wear and a small piece of kiln grit to the edge of the rim.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Two similar examples (one without cover) are found in the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts. See Sung Ceramics, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, 1979, nos. 43, 44; another one in the Museum of Oriental Ceramics (Osaka), see the exhibition catalogue Song Ceramics, Tobu Museum (Tokyo), the Museum of Oriental Ceramics (Osaka) and the Hagi Uragami Museum (Hagi), 1999, p. 80, no. 43.