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NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
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A QINGBAI MELON-FORM EWER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The ewer is delicately potted with a melon-form body rising to a narrow waisted neck below an everted lipped rim, set at one side with a strap handle with a small loop on top opposite the curved spout. The body is incised with stylised ruyi heads below the curving spout and the strap handle. It is covered overall with a pale whitish-blue glaze.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The ewer is delicately potted with a melon-form body rising to a narrow waisted neck below an everted lipped rim, set at one side with a strap handle with a small loop on top opposite the curved spout. The body is incised with stylised ruyi heads below the curving spout and the strap handle. It is covered overall with a pale whitish-blue glaze.
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
Christie's Amsterdam, 31 October 2006, Lot 462
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien