Page 32 - Christie's Chinese Works of Art St. George November 2018 London
P. 32

EARLY CERAMICS FROM A FAR EASTERN PRIVATE COLLECTION  LOTS 201-285
           247                              248                               249
           A WHITE-GLAZED JAR               A ‘XING’ MIRROR                   A ‘XING’ EWER
           SONG DYNASTY                     10TH CENTURY                      10TH CENTURY
           the squat baluster body rising from a short   of bronze form, the octagonal lobed slightly   the ovoid body rising from a short spreading flat
           straight foot to an everted rolled rim, covered   domed front face covered with a glossy creamy-  foot to a short waisted neck with flaring rim, set
           overall in a white glaze falling short of the foot to   white glaze, the reverse unglazed and centred   to one side of the shoulder with a short tapering
           reveal the white body            with a simple loop handle         conical spout and to the other with a strap handle
           9 cm, 3½ in.                     7 cm, 2¾ in.                      modelled as a lion, covered overall in an ivory-
                                                                              white glaze
           ‡ £ 2,000-3,000                  ‡ £ 400-600                       8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
           HK$ 20,700-31,000   US$ 2,650-3,950     HK$ 4,150-6,200   US$ 550-800
                                                                              ‡ £ 4,000-6,000
           宋   白釉罐                          十世紀   邢窰白釉花瓣式鏡                    HK$ 41,300-62,000   US$ 5,300-7,900
                                                                              十世紀   邢窰白釉瑞獅首執壺

























































                          247                              248                            249






           30      SOTHEBY’S
   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37