QINGBAI 'FLOWER' LOBED VASE WITH COVER
SONG DYNASTY OR LATER
£2,016
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
宋或以後 青白釉刻花瓜稜蓋瓶
of baluster shape, the bulbous body curving towards the stepped shoulders and surmounted by a straight neck, further applied with four small lug handles around, the exterior of the body decorated with freely carved design of scrolling flowers, the domed cover moulded with ribs and surmounted by a stalk-shaped finial, covered overall with a pale bluish glaze, leaving the base unglazed revealing the porcelain body with fire marks
Dimensions
18cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private Canadian collection
Footnote
Note: The rounded baluster form, combined with the domed top and stalk finial appears to be extremely rare. A Northern Song qingbai vase decorated with a petal pattern around the body, similar in size and proportions, but without a cover, is in the Muwen Tang collection. See Song Ceramics – The Muwen Tang Collection Series Vol. 11, Hong Kong, 2012, no. 71, pp. 232-3.