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A QINGBAI ‘LOTUS’ COSMETIC BOX AND 南宋 青白釉刻蓮紋粉盒
COVER
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY 來源
Potter Palmer (1849-1918) 夫人收藏，此後家族傳承
of slightly compressed circular form, the gently domed cover 1972年 Pauline Palmer Wood (1917-1984) 贈予芝加哥藝
incised with a floral spray on a rouletted ground, the interior 術博物館，芝加哥，館藏編號1972-1276a-b
of the box applied with three small cups divided by three
arched stems issuing from a central leaf and terminating in
two lotus pods and one bud, the exterior sides incised with
stylized overlapping petals, covered overall with a pale blue
glaze pooling to a darker tone in the recesses (2)
Diameter 4⅝ in., 12 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer (1849-1918) and thence by
descent.
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago by Pauline
Palmer Wood (1917-1984) in 1972 (acc. no. 1972-1276a-b).
$ 5,000-7,000

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