QINGBAI 'FLOWER' LOBED VASE WITH COVER SONG DYNASTY OR LATER 宋或以後 青白釉刻花瓜稜蓋瓶 of baluster shape, the bulbous body curving towards the stepped shoulders and surmounted by a straight neck, further applied with four small lug handles around, the exterior of the body decorated with freely carved design of scrolling flowers, the domed cover moulded with ribs and surmounted by a stalk-shaped finial, covered overall with a pale bluish glaze, leaving the base unglazed revealing the porcelain body with fire marks (18cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Canadian collection Note: The rounded baluster form, combined with the domed top and stalk finial appears to be extremely rare. A Northern Song qingbai vase decorated with a petal pattern around the body, similar in size and proportions, but without a cover, is in the Muwen Tang collection. See Song Ceramics – The Muwen Tang Collection Series Vol. 11, Hong Kong, 2012, no. 71, pp. 232-3.