A Chinese Qingbai cup and stand

A Chinese Qingbai cup and stand, Song Dynasty (1127-1279), the thinly potted cup with narrow ribs rising to the slightly petal-lobed rim, the stand raised on a spreading pedestal foot and with a platform in the centre, both covered overall with a transparent pale blue glaze, the stand 13cm diameter, Japanese wood box

Provenance: Bought by Colonel W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950's on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama (小山冨士夫) of Tokyo National Museum and by direct descent to the current owner.

宋 青白釉葵瓣口盃及盏托一组

拍品来源：W. R. Hodgson 上校于上世纪五十年代在日本知名的宋瓷学者、东洋陶瓷学会委员长小山富士夫教授指导下于东京所购

Condition Report:
Chips to the rim and foot of the cup, four cracks running from the rim, the interior of the cup with extensive glaze wear. The stand with three chips to the foot and short hairlines; the edge with one chip which is later applied with Japanese kintsugi restoration and associated hairlines