A Xing-type white bowl – Tang Dynasty - SOLD
This bowl has gently curving sides rising from a low ringed foot to a lipped rim. The white body is covered overall in a clear glaze, except for the lower part of the outside body and the foot. The colour of the clay has turned to buff colour where exposed, but the true white colour can be seen on the inside of the foot ring. This bowl was likely fired in the Xing kilns, but there were also other kilns in Hebei, Henan and Shanxi firing these bowls at the time. Xing bowls of this kind from excavations are usually dated to mid Tang.
Period: Tang dynasty (618-907)
Size: Diameter 12.7 cm, height 4.2 cm
Condition: Good condition, wear and firing flaws, rim slightly uneven in one place, no cracks or repairs.
Provenance: From the collection of Karl Rientze Hugosson (1929-2015), thence by descent. Karl started his career at an early age in Gothenburg working for Swedish Customs; his work was within clearing antiques and works of art from abroad. After retirement he held lectures about Chinese porcelain and became a guide for travel agencies that took Swedish citizens to China. In an interview with Karl Hugosson in article in Antik & Auktion of 7/8 1992, he says ‘I had a first-row seat in the antique trade/ import during the era after World War II.
SKU: 223
References: Many of these bowls were found in the excavations of the Xing kilns sites (1987-2014). Several are illustrated in Xing Kiln: 2 volumes, edited by Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology et al., Beijing, Science Press, 2021, plate 93-95.
More info: Northern White Ware
