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PROPERTY FROM THE AOYAMA STUDIO COLLECTION 宋 褐漆盞托
A BROWN LACQUER CUP STAND
SONG DYNASTY
fine-walled, the cylindrical flaring foot supporting a broad
circular tray upturning at the rim, the globular stand affixed
atop the tray and opening at the interior forming a hollow
column from the rim to the foot, evenly coated overall with a
glossy layer of brown lacquer, the rims mounted with metal,
Japanese wood box
16.3 cm, 6⅜ in.
HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,500-90,500

See several related cup stands with metal-mounted rims
included in the exhibition The Colors and Forms of Song
and Yuan China: Featuring Lacquerwares, Ceramics, and
Metalwares, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, 2004: no.
144, in the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, no. 145, in the
Fujita Art Museum, Osaka, no. 146-147, in the Tokugawa Art
Museum, Nagoya, and two other examples nos 148-149.

Two views