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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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