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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A FINE AND RARE CARVED DING 'LOTUS' 北宋 定窯白釉劃蓮紋香盒
INCENSE BOX AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127) 來源
子爵松平家族珍藏，入藏於1910年
The slightly domed cover is finely carved with a spray of 香港佳士得，2014年11月26日，拍品2924號
blossoming lotus. The box and cover are covered with a lustrous
glaze of pale ivory tone, with the exception of the foot, revealing 蓋盒為定窯少見品種，於北宋時多作香盒用途。此盒子母口，盒蓋雙弦
the refined white body. 紋內劃折枝萱草紋。類似香盒及同類劃花裝飾，可見於台北故宮博物院
5 ¿ in. (13 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box 所藏劃花萱草紋盒，其出版於《定窯白瓷特展圖錄》，台北，1987年，
圖版23號；相似蓋盒但素面無裝飾者，則可參見《中國陶瓷全集·定
HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000
窯》，第9冊，上海，1981年，圖版33、45、及46號。
PROVENANCE
Matsudaira Family Collection, acquired in 1910
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 2924
The present box and cover are exceedingly well potted with well-
balanced proportions and very refined body material. The carving
is notably crisp and fluent, which is perfectly complemented by the
clear ivory glaze. Very few similar examples of this quality have been
published. The National Palace Museum in Taipei has a Ding box
of similar shape and carved motif, but with noticeably more wear,
illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ting Ware White
Porcelain, Taipei, 1987, no. 23.
Most published Ding boxes of this form are plain without any carved
decorations, such as the three examples in the Hebei Provincial
Museum, Ding Xian, illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji - 9 - Dingyao,
Shanghai, 1981, nos. 33, 45, and 46.

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