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A SMALL DING EWER

SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The oval body is set with a short spout and has a Y-shaped rope-form handle terminating in two
molded foral appliques. The whole is covered in a clear ivory glaze that continues onto the base.
5¡ in. (13.6 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

Kichi Ominami Collection, Japan, prior to 1970s.
A Song dynasty Ding ewer with a similar handle was excavated in 1973 at Xiyanchuan village, Quyang
county, and is published in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China – 3 – Hebei, Beijing,
2008, no. 140.
宋 定窯瓜式提梁壺

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