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A WHITE-GLAZED CUP STAND

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR EARLIER

The stand is fnely potted with a cup with rounded
sides set in the center of a dish-shaped fange raised on a
spreading pedestal foot, and is covered in a creamy white
glaze.
3¡ in. (8.3 cm.) high
$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE

Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
accessioned in 1926.

The function of the cup stand is very similar to that of
a saucer. As the steaming cups and bowls of tea have
no handles, they are placed on stands when served
or passed around, so as not to burn the fngers. In
addition, they had a decorative purpose and were used
as part of the presentation of the tea ceremony.

Delicately potted cups and stands of this type were a
very popular product of the Jingdezhen kilns during the
Song dynasty and have been excavated from a number
of Song dynasty tombs.

清或以前 白釉盞托

來源
Samuel T. Peters 夫人（1859-1943）珍藏。
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1926年。

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A LONGQUAN CELADON DEEP BOWL

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

The bowl is potted with deep, rounded sides, carved on the
exterior with overlapping petals rising from the foot, and is
covered allover with a glaze of pale sea-green tone beneath
the metal-bound rim.
5¡ in. (13.8 cm.) diam.
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned
in 1916 (Rogers Fund).

南宋 龍泉窯蓮瓣紋盌

來源
紐約大都會藝術博物館，入藏於1916年 (Rogers 基金)。

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