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1166  VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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           A CARVED QINGBAI VASE AND A COVER

           SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
           The slender body of the vase is carved with
           overlapping lotus lappets surmounted by a short
           neck with four lug handles and is covered in a
           semi-translucent glaze of pale bluish-green
           tone pooling in the recessed areas, and stopping
           irregularly at the recessed foot. The foriform cover
           is topped with a curly stem-form fnial and a lug.
           6Ω in. (16.5 cm.) high, cloth box
           $6,000-8,000

           南宋 青白釉蓮瓣紋四繫瓶及蓋

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           A MOLDED QINGBAI ‘PHOENIX’ BOWL

           SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
           The bowl is molded on the center with a pair
           of ducks in a lotus pond, surrounded by a band
           of a pair of phoenixes amidst foral sprays. The
           unglazed mouth rim has remnants of a silver band.
           7¿ in. (18 cm.) diam., cloth box
           $6,000-8,000

           Two qingbai bowls of the same size with similar
           design are in the collection of The Museum of Far
           Eastern Antiquities and illustrated by J. Virgin in
           Sung Ceramic Designs, London, 1970, P. 61 and
           260, pl. 24 (a & b).
           南宋 青白釉印鳳鳥紋盌

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