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           ҂   ල         A RARE BLACK LACQUER 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' DISH,
               ဒ         SONG DYNASTY
               ീ         with sides delicately fashioned with narrow fluted lobes resembling the petals of a chrysanthemum bloom,

               ᖙ         all supported on a countersunk base, lustrously lacquered overall in black, wood stand and Japanese wood box
                         17.5 cm
               ᆵ
                         PROVENANCE                                      Ը๕j
                         Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th April 2001, lot 622.  ࠰ಥԳɻ੻2001ϋ4˜30˚dᇜ໮622

                         HK$ 200,000-300,000
                         US$ 25,500-38,300


                         The Song dynasty brought unprecedented changes in the   ҂˾ဒЪdʫᏡᎴඩϾၚॱҁߕd᜗ତ჈⬜ࣛ٤ཡ͑ٙ຾Պߕ
                         distribution of wealth and resources, birthing a renewed discovery of   ชfϤᗳኜي˾ڌʘอόᄲߕdႡ׵҂˾˵ͭʘࣛdΪᛆబʱৣ
                         the beauty of nature. Celebrating ideals of classical beauty, this fresh   ʘҷᜊd˸ʿ࿁׵І್ʘߕٙࠠอଣ༆Ͼ͛f
                         aesthetic called for an understated elegance and sense of perfection,
                         marking the rise of lacquerware.                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   ੻һεɛঐԮ͜ཀ̘සࠢ׵ಃ൮ʘतᛆၾ੅ശf್ͣვЪމ҂˾
                         an identity that deviated from that of the Tang. To achieve   ஬࿆dԶʔᏐӋdږኜɦࠢ͜׵ࢗҒdΪϤிఱဒᖵ೯࢝dʔස
                         this, the Song scholar-elite promoted commercial liberalism which   တԑ˚੬ʘცdԨୌΥɪᄴٟึ࿁׵ߕٙ৛రʿ˖ඩۜբf
                         granted much more freedom to the activities of merchants, brokers,
                         and landowners. This newly-formed wealthy upper-class began   ҂ɛڦീʘ૱࠰d೓νёɿᑹձ৷֠d݊˸ɻɛ˖ኊˈλീόʘ
                         developing exquisite tastes in lacquerware; silver had become the   ۜf९ኜν౶dε˸ਸ਼ᛌҦج€ᑛ˝˪֡ϓኜҖdԨ޴ʝᇭᛌ
                         Song currency of payment, hence less available, and goldware was   Ъ˝ߣdא⟱ᇔ௦̺މѰῤߣfܝ٫̙Ъ༰މልᕏڀόdԨԴϓ
                         restricted to the court.                        ኜჀЧᒿˣd͍νϤᆵfϤᆵᖙ໢Ⴠޮ୚ጰdලဒعሱdݓΈڥ
                                                                         ዣdЍҖፓձfˉʂଫɽʘԷd̙ਞϽ2018ϋ10˜2˚ί࠰ಥᘽ
                         The present lacquer dish evokes the understated blooms of   బˢש̈ʘᆵdᇜ໮3116f
                         chrysanthemums. According to the Song belief, this flower spread
                         a delicate fragrance symbolising the subtle virtue of a gentleman.
                         Hence, this design was a very popular one among both the ruling
                         class and the scholar gentry. These pieces were made with cores
                         of wood in the laborious  quandie method, or with a lacquer-
                         stiffened textile core. Such methods allowed craftsmen to create
                         complex lobed shapes and gave the wares a weightless quality, as
                         demonstrated by this object. With its delicate fluted pedals, the
                         sheen of the reddish-brown lacquer creates a harmonious sense
                         of rhythm. See a similar larger example sold in these rooms, 2nd
                         October 2018, lot 3116.























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