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A Qingbai hexagonally lobed cosmetic box – Song Dynasty

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Of six-foliate form moulded with feathery leaves on the cover. It is covered overall in a pale blue glaze, expect for the base, rims and part of the inside of the lid.

 

Period: Song dynasty (960-1279)

Size: Diameter 8.5 cm, height 4 cm

Condition: Good condition, surface wear and some glaze crackling, a few chips to the inside rim, a star-shaped crack (not protruding to the outer base)) on the inside bottom. No repairs or cracks found under UV-light.

Provenance: -

SKU: 299

References: For a similar box and cover see Sung Ceramic Designs, J. Wirgin, Han Shan Tang Ltd. 1979, Plate 32a.

Another related box of this shape was excavated in Poyang county, Jiangxi. This example was dated to late Northern Song (1111 AD). It is illustrated in Dated Qingbai Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Ching Leng Foundation, 1998, Plate 29.

 

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