Asian Art - 15th November 2017
Lot 553
A CHINESE QINGBAI COSMETICS BOX AND COVER SONG DYNASTY 960-1279 Coated with pale blue glaze
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £700
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Description
A CHINESE QINGBAI COSMETICS BOX AND COVER
SONG DYNASTY 960-1279
Coated with pale blue glaze, supported on a circular foot, the interior with three small bowls, two palmettes and two lotus seed pods, together with a pale celadon glazed box with a fylfot to the cover and five other white glazed vessels, 11.8cm max. (9)
Provenance: from the collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013).
Cf. The Multiplicity of Simplicity, p.84, no.19 for a comparable box and cover with three internal vessels.