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A ‘XING’ BOX AND COVER 五代 邢窰白釉圓蓋盒
FIVE DYNASTIES
of circular form, the box fashioned with a tapered lower
body resting on a countersunk base, the gently domed cover
bordered with a thin lipped edge above subtly flaring sides,
applied with a creamy-white glaze stopping neatly in areas to
reveal the pale beige-white body
10.3 cm, 4 in.
HK$ 120,000-180,000
US$ 15,500-23,300
The form of these boxes derives from metalwork. See
illustrations of boxes of similar form in silver, gold and
lacquered wood illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd, ‘T’ang Gold and
Silver’, Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, 1957,
no. 29, figs 9a, e and f.
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