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A QINGBAI ‘PHOENIX’ BOX AND COVER 200
SONG DYNASTY

of circular form, the domed cover moulded with a pair of
phoenix in ight, covered overall with a transparent glaze
pooling to a light blue in the recesses stopping short of
the edge on the cover, the base unglazed; together with a
Qingbai circular box and domed cover, Song dynasty, and a
cosmetic box and cover with three cups and owers in the
interior, Song dynasty
(6)
9.5 cm, 3¾ in.

PROVENANCE

Collection of Carl Kempe.
Sotheby’s London, 5th November 2008, lot 478 (part).

LITERATURE

Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe
Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 254 (cosmetic box), 556
(phoenix box), 566 (circular box).
Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamm
East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection,
Ulricehamm, 2002, pls 466 (cosmetic box and cover) and 748
(qingbai box and cover).

಴£ 3,000-5,000 200
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300
A SMALL QINGBAI EWER
Carl Kempe 478 SONG DYNASTY
2008 11 5
the cylindrical body rising to an angled shoulder and short
Bo Gyllensvärd Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe narrow neck, carved around the exterior with two lotus lappet
bands and set with a short curved spout to one side and a loop
Collection 1964 254 handle to the other, the cover of ower form, covered overall
with a transparent bluish glaze
556 566 (2)
9.5 cm, 3¾ in.
Chinese Ceramic Treasures A Selection from the Ulricehamm
£ 4,000-6,000
East Asian Museum Including the Carl Kempe Collection HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

2002 466 784

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