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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JULIA AND JOHN CURTIS
1748
A RARE QINGBAI FIGURE OF A STANDING LADY
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The elegant fgure is shown standing on a low, cylindrical, hollow base, holding
a lobed cup stand with both hands and dressed in a short tunic over long robes
with punched circular motifs that fall to the tops of her shoes exposing their
tips. The face is modeled with angular features beneath a plaited chignon. The
fgure is covered overall in a translucent, pale blue-green glaze.
7æ in. (19.7 cm.) high
$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 16 June 1986, lot 117.
J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1988.
宋 青白釉仕女像

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