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The extraordinary demonic face decorating the
base of the spout of this qingbai ewer is similar to
that of a Southern Song qingbai ewer excavated
in 1998 in Fuzhou city, Fujian, illustrated in
Zhongguo chutu ciqi quanji (Complete Collection
of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China), vol. 10,
Fujian, Beijing, 2008, pl. 94. Like the present
ewer, the Fujian ewer has a vertically lobed body,
but has a cup-shaped mouth rather than a flaring
mouth, and double loops on the shoulder rather
than decorative upright tabs. A related demonic
face, but with more exaggerated features, can
be seen decorating the base of the spout of a
qingbai ewer and cover dated to the Southern
Song dynasty illustrated by R. Krahl in Yuegutang:
A Collection of Chinese Ceramics in Berlin, Berlin,
2000, p. 260, pl. 213. Also illustrated, p. 210, pl.
210, is a qingbai ewer dated Five Dynasties or
Northern Song period, which has molded upright
tabs similar to those on the present ewer flanking
the base of the neck.

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The compressed globular body is supported on three short feet and is covered The ovoid body is divided by six vertical double-grooved bands in relief and
overall with a lightly crackled sky-blue glaze of even tone thinning at the rim to decorated with vertical wavy combed lines. The ringed trumpet neck is flanked
a pale mushroom color. by the long curved spout molded with a demon mask and the handle molded
with bamboo-like nodes. The base of the neck is flanked by a pair of molded,
4Ω in. (11.4 cm.), cloth box
upright floral tabs, and the vessel is covered overall in a glaze of pale blue color
with slight greenish tinge.
$20,000-30,000
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
$20,000-30,000

私人珍藏 PROVENANCE:
Blitz, Amsterdam, June 1993.
北宋/金 鈞窯天藍釉三足爐 Kaikodo, New York.
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EXHIBITED:
入藏於香港, 1986年 New York, Kaikodo, 2011.
LITERATURE:
Kaikodo Journal, New York, Spring 2011, no. 12.
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