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A Qingbai ‘twin-fish’ lobed oval carved dish
Southern Song Dynasty
Of shallow form, crisply and attractively decorated on the interior with
a pair of swimming fish, covered overall with a white glaze.
15.2cm wide
HK$50,000 - 70,000
US$6,500 - 9,000
南宋 青白釉印花雙魚海棠洗
The shape of this dish, deriving from silver cups similarly shaped as a
begonia flower head, first found popularity during the Tang Dynasty.
A Tang Dynasty white and green-glazed cup of similar shape and
decorated with a pair of fish, was exhibited by The Oriental Ceramic
Society of Hong Kong, illustrated in the catalogue Art and Imitation in
China, Hong Kong, 14 October – 17 December 2006, p.284, no.163.
盤海棠式，四瓣形，敞口，平底。通體施白釉，盤外光素，盤內模印
雙魚紋。

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A small Qingbai globular jar and cover
Southern Song Dynasty
Elegantly potted, the jar covered inside and out with an attractive
translucent pale sky-blue glaze, ending in a neat line on the exterior
revealing the white ware, the flat cover similarly glazed with a small
round loop handle.
8cm wide (2).
HK$70,000 - 100,000
US$9,000 - 13,000
南宋 青白釉小蓋罐
器蓋較平，中間作一帶孔鈕，便於系掛。子母口相合，鼓弧腹下收於
小圈足。整器滿施白釉，釉色潤澤，均勻細膩。造型小巧，卓爾不
群。

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