A MINIATURE QINGBAI-GLAZED EWER Northern Song dynasty
A MINIATURE QINGBAI-GLAZED EWER
Northern Song dynasty
Of barrel-shaped body with tall trumpet mouth, the long spout rising from the high shoulders opposite to the loop handle, all supported by neatly pared foot rim, the ivory-white porcelaneous body shown through the evenly degraded glaze, with a hint of pale blue glaze still remains in the recessed areas.
3 1/2in (8.8cm) high
Footnotes:
北宋 小件青白執壺
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner in the 1970s
來源：
現藏家購於 1970 年代
It is rare to see a miniature ewer in such refined form and detail. The glaze evenly degraded possibly from submerging in seawater, leaving only traces of Qingbai glaze on the shoulder where connecting to the neck and the spout.
Compare the celadon ewer of very similar form, illustrated in Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University: A Selection, Beijing, 1998, described by the author 'The characteristics of a long and curved spout, trumpet-like collar, and the shape of the handle all indicate that this piece can be dated to the Northern Song Dynasty.'
A closely related miniature ewer from the collection of Carl Kempe, is illustrated by Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 376, described as Five Dynasties period.
Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot. In good original condition with no restoration. Glaze degraded possibly from submerging in sea water. Tiny nicks to extremities but does not interfere with viewing. Remarkable elegant shape in miniature size. Wonderful study piece.
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A MINIATURE QINGBAI-GLAZED EWER
Northern Song dynasty
Of barrel-shaped body with tall trumpet mouth, the long spout rising from the high shoulders opposite to the loop handle, all supported by neatly pared foot rim, the ivory-white porcelaneous body shown through the evenly degraded glaze, with a hint of pale blue glaze still remains in the recessed areas.
3 1/2in (8.8cm) high
Footnotes:
北宋 小件青白執壺
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner in the 1970s
來源：
現藏家購於 1970 年代
It is rare to see a miniature ewer in such refined form and detail. The glaze evenly degraded possibly from submerging in seawater, leaving only traces of Qingbai glaze on the shoulder where connecting to the neck and the spout.
Compare the celadon ewer of very similar form, illustrated in Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology at Peking University: A Selection, Beijing, 1998, described by the author 'The characteristics of a long and curved spout, trumpet-like collar, and the shape of the handle all indicate that this piece can be dated to the Northern Song Dynasty.'
A closely related miniature ewer from the collection of Carl Kempe, is illustrated by Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 376, described as Five Dynasties period.
Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot. In good original condition with no restoration. Glaze degraded possibly from submerging in sea water. Tiny nicks to extremities but does not interfere with viewing. Remarkable elegant shape in miniature size. Wonderful study piece.
