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A MOLDED ‘YAOZHOU’ ‘PEONY’ BOWL,
SONG DYNASTY
of conical form, the steep sides rising to a slightly everted
rim, the interior crisply molded with six peony blossoms
borne on a continuous scrolling stem amidst dense foliage,
centered by a floret, the exterior with a band of simplified
upright petals, covered overall in a pale grayish-green glaze
pooling in the recesses and above the neatly knife-pared,
unglazed foot ring
Diameter 4¼ in., 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in memory of
her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924 (acc.
no. 1924.415).
$ 4,000-6,000

宋 耀州窰青釉刻纏枝牡丹紋小盌
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來源
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) 收藏
1924年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，以紀念其
胞妹 Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920)，館藏編號
1924.415

695
A ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-GLAZED FIVE-
SPOUTED JAR AND COVER
FIVE DYNASTIES / NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
of ovoid form, the rounded sides with five stepped, horizontal
registers, each variously incised with foliate and lappet
patterns, the canted shoulder set with five upright tubular
spouts, the domed cover with a stepped knopped finial,
covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze pooling in
the carved recesses (2)
Height 11⅝ in., 29.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in memory of
her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1926 (acc.
no. 1926.1594a-b).
$ 6,000-8,000

五代 / 北宋 龍泉窰青釉刻花五孔瓶

來源
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) 收藏
1926年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，以紀念其
胞妹 Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920)，館藏編號
1926.1594a-b

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