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A ‘QINGBAI’ LOBED ‘FLORAL’ JAR AND COVER
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
the ovoid body of quatrefoil section, rising to a broad
shoulder and a tapered neck, each lobe finely carved with 161
either prunus, lotus, peony or lily blossoms borne on slender, A PURPLE-SPLASHED ‘JUN’ BOWL
leafy stems, the shoulder set with four loop handles, the 元 鈞窰天藍釉紫斑盌
neck incised with double lines, the circular cover with a YUAN DYNASTY
low central dome incised with stylized radiating petals and the steep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a 盌底墨字：
surmounted by a flattened knop, Japanese wood box (4) slightly incurved rim, the interior with a pale blue glaze 至正元年
Height 5½ in., 13.9 cm accented with vivid violet-colored splashes, the glaze 譚希仁
thinning to a mushroom color along the rim, the exterior with
PROVENANCE a thick reddish purple glaze with occasional hints of sky blue 來源：
Japanese Private Collection. stopping approximately two thirds down the body to reveal 美國私人收藏，1980年代得於亞洲
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo. the dark stoneware biscuit with an inscription dated to the
1st year of Zhizheng, corresponding to 1341, and another
⊖ $ 8,000-10,000 inscription reading Tan Xiren
Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.1 cm
南宋 青白釉瓜棱式刻花卉紋四繫蓋罐
PROVENANCE
來源： American Private Collection, acquired in Asia in the 1980s.
日本私人收藏 This bowl, with its purple-and-blue glaze combination,
千秋庭，東京 embodies the quintessence of Jun ware, which is admired
for its robust forms and thick opaque glazes of luscious blue
tones. See a similarly decorated bowl, sold in our London
rooms, 13th December 1988, lot 111 and one slightly larger in
size, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th May 2018, lot 3094.
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$ 10,000-15,000

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A RARE ‘CIZHOU’ WHITE-GLAZED SGRAFFIATO
‘PEONY’ VASE
NORTHERN SONG / JIN DYNASTY
the ovoid jar supported on a slightly splayed foot, the gently
rounded shoulders narrowing to a short cupped mouth,
carved through the white slip with a broad frieze of peony
scrolls, framed by lappet bands encircling the shoulder and
foot, applied overall with a transparent glaze save for the
exposed foot and base
Height 7 in., 17.7 cm
PROVENANCE
Andrew Kahane Ltd., New York.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1995.
$ 15,000-25,000

北宋 / 金 磁州窰白釉剔纏枝牡丹紋瓶

來源：
Andrew Kahane Ltd.，紐約
藍理捷，紐約，1995年

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