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           ҂    ල        A BLACK LACQUER MALLOW-SHAPED DISH,

               ဒ         SONG DYNASTY
               ໟ         elegantly constructed with shallow everted sides in the shape of seven overlapping mallow petals, divided by S-shaped ridges delicately

               ό         carved on the interior and underside, covered overall in an attractive black lacquer, the countersunk base with a seal mark, wood stand
               ᆵ         and Japanese wood box
                         18.5 cm
                         PROVENANCE                                      Ը๕j
                         Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th April 2001, lot 621.  ࠰ಥԳɻ੻2001ϋ4˜30˚dᇜ໮621
                         HK$ 200,000-300,000
                         US$ 25,500-38,300


                         The newly established Song dynasty and subsequent changes in the   ҂˾ဒЪdʫᏡᎴඩϾၚॱҁߕd᜗ତ჈⬜ࣛ٤ཡ͑ٙ຾Պߕ
                         distribution of wealth and resources, birthed a renewed discovery of   ชfϤᗳኜي˾ڌʘอόᄲߕdႡ׵҂˾˵ͭʘࣛdΪᛆబʱৣ
                         the beauty of nature. This fresh aesthetic celebrated ideals of classical   ʘҷᜊd˸ʿ࿁׵І್ʘߕٙࠠอଣ༆Ͼ͛f
                         beauty, creating the Song dynasty lacquerware which evoked an
                         understated elegance and sense of perfection.   މܔͭମ׵ࡥಃ਷ઋdϾూጳ˸ဏ˾ኊ༸މਿᓾʘ̚ኪ፲ࠬd҂
                                                                         ˾ኪ٫˖ɛࡇኬІ͟൱׸dഗʚਠุݺਗһε٤ගd਷ே͵ϓᐿ
                         The Song rule aimed to revive romanticised concepts of antiquity   ശேึfԸІ਷ɺ̬˙ʘɽඎਠனdҖϓٟึɪɓబ༃චᄴdԴ
                         based on Confucian Han ideals, while also trying to establish an   ੻һεɛঐԮ͜ཀ̘සࠢ׵ಃ൮ʘतᛆၾ੅ശf್ͣვЪމ҂˾
                         identity that deviated from that of the Tang. Thus, the Song scholar-  ஬࿆dԶʔᏐӋdږኜɦࠢ͜׵ࢗҒdΪϤிఱဒᖵ೯࢝dʔස
                         elite promoted commercial liberalism  which granted much more   တԑ˚੬ʘცdԨୌΥɪᄴٟึ࿁׵ߕٙ৛రʿ˖ඩۜբf
                         freedom to the activities of merchants, brokers, and landowners. The
                         Capital became a vibrant urban hub, and a wealthy upper-class was   ໟڀόဒኜdɤЇɤ̬˰ߏࣛݴБfεᅰ९ဒኜ˸ਸ਼ᛌҦج€ᑛ
                         formed. Because silver had become the Song currency of payment,   ˝˪֡ϓኜҖdԨ޴ʝᇭᛌЪ˝ߣdא⟱ᇔ௦̺މѰῤߣfܝ
                         hence less available, and goldware was restricted to the court, the   ٫̙Ъ༰މልᕏڀόdԨԴϓኜჀЧᒿˣd͍νϤᆵfᎀໟ൥ᅄ
                         development of exquisite materials such as lacquer flourished.  ڗྪeᔮସfਞϽ䃌͉ʞࠛᔚᔛՇԷdˉʂଫʃdਯ׵࠰ಥᘽబ
                                                                         ˢ2013ϋ10˜8˚dᇜ໮142ʿ147€17.7ʿ14.9ʮʱf
                         The mallow flower was one of the most popular forms of lacquerware
                         during the tenth to fourteenth centuries. Many of these pieces were
                         made with cores of wood in the laborious quandie method, or with
                         a lacquer-stiffened textile core. These methods allowed craftsmen
                         to create complex lobed shapes and gave the wares a weightless
                         quality, as demonstrated by the current dish. The mallow flower here
                         represents longevity and a fulfilling life. See two similar but slightly
                         smaller examples, sold in these rooms, 8th October 2013, lots 142
                         and 147 (17.7 and 14.9 cm), from the collection of Sakamoto Goro.

























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