A Chinese Qingbai lobed ewer

Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
The melon-shaped body potted with eight vertical lobes and incised with a band of five lines to the centre, supporting a tall flared neck, high curved spout and strap handle applied with a small loop, covered overall with a pale bluish white glaze.
H. 25 cm

Provenance:
- M. Mardellis, London (1999)
- Collection Drs. Koos de Jong, Amsterdam

Compare:
- R. Kerr, Song Ceramics, V&A Museum, London 2004, no. 97, p. 97
- [exhib.cat.] Song Ceramics, Toby Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1999 no. 43, p. 80
- R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol. I, London 1994, no. 597, 598, p. 320