A QINGBAI LOBED CUP AND STAND, SONG DYNASTY
China, 960-1279. Delicately potted, the cup with deep sides rising from a short flared foot to an everted foliate rim with six notches. The matching stand with a hexa-lobed rim and stepped pedestal in the center, all resting on a trefoil-pierced and petal-shaped foot. Both covered overall with a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone. (2)


Provenance
: From the private collection of a European gentleman.

Condition:
Superb condition with minor old wear and firing irregularities, the glaze with recesses and some crackling.

Weight: 76.1 g (the cup) and 206.9 g (the stand)
Dimensions: Diameter 10.9 cm (the cup) and 14.1 cm (the stand), Height 8.8 cm (the cup and stand)


Expert’s note:
The present lot is distinguished by its superb condition, showing only expected wear, glaze crackling, and some firing irregularities. A Qingbai cup and stand of this quality and age, being around 1,000 years old, should be considered rare.


Literature comparison:

Compare a related cup and stand, excavated from a Northern Song tomb in the city of Nanchang, in 1985, discussed by Chen Baiquan, 'The Development of Song Dynasty Qingbai Wares from Jingdezhen', in The Porcelains of Jingdezhen - Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia, No. 16, R. Scott (ed.), Percival David Foundation, London, 1993, p. 16, pl. 6. Compare a related qingbai cup stand, dated to the Northern Song dynasty, included by Mayuyama & Co. Ltd, in the exhibition catalog, Song Ceramics, 2014, p. 49, no. 31. Compare a related qingbai cup and stand from the Baur collection, illustrated in John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol. 1, Geneva, 1968, pl. A120. Compare a related cup and stand in the Eugene Bernat collection, included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics of the Sung Dynasty, Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, 1959, cat. no. 66, and illustrated in Sir Harry M. Garner and Margaret Medley, Chinese Art in Three-dimensional Colour, vol. III, London, 1969, p. 210, reel 29, no. 3. Compare a related cup and stand in the Muwen Tang collection, included in the exhibition Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 103. Compare a cup and stand from the Toguri Museum, Tokyo, illustrated in Chugoku toji meihin zuroku (‘Chinese Ceramics in the Toguri Collection’), Tokyo, 1988, no. 50. Compare a related Qingbai bowl and stand, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century, in the British Museum, illustrated by S.Pierson, Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, no. 55.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2023, lot 731
Price: USD 13,970 or approx.
EUR 13,000
converted at the time of writing
Description: A Qingbai lobed cup and stand, Southern Song dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the related size (14.7 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonham’s London, 12 May 2022, lot 162
Price: GBP 10,838 or approx.
EUR 14,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Qingbai-glazed tea bowl and a stand, 12th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the related size (14.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2806
Price: HKD 225,000 or approx.
EUR 27,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Qingbai foliate rim cup and cup stand, Northern Song dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the related size (14.7 cm).




宋代青白荷葉口杯及底座

中國，960-1279年。 杯子六瓣荷葉口，場口，深弧腹，圈足。底座折沿，中央子母口，六瓣圈足外撇，鏤空三葉草紋。兩者均覆蓋有青白半透明釉。(2)


來源：
歐洲紳士私人舊藏。

品相：
品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，釉面有凹陷和一些裂紋。

重量：76.1 g克（杯)，206.9 克 (底座)
尺寸：直徑10.9 厘米(杯)，14.1 厘米(底座)， 高 8.8 厘米(杯和底座)


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的1985年南昌市北宋墓出土的盞及盞托，陳百全在《景德鎮瓷器--藝術與考古學術座談》中的《The Porcelains of Jingdezhen - Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia》，第16 期，R. Scott（編輯），Percival David基金會，倫敦，1993 年，頁16，圖6。比較一件的北宋青白杯盞，由 Mayuyama & Co. Ltd ，收錄於展覽圖錄，《Song Ceramics》，2014 年，頁 49，編號31。比較一件相近的青白盞及盞托，Baur 收藏，參見 John Ayers，《Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection》，卷一，日內瓦，1968 年，圖版A120。 比較一件相近的盞及盞托，Eugene Bernat收藏，展覽於《Chinese Ceramics of the Sung Dynasty》，柯里爾藝術畫廊，曼徹斯特，1959 年，圖錄編號66，並在 Harry M. Garner 爵士和 Margaret Medley 的《Chinese Art in Three-dimensional Colour》，卷III，倫敦，1969 年，頁210，捲軸 29，編號3。比較一件相近的盞及盞托，在木文堂藏品，展覽於《Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection》，香港藝術博物館，香港，1994年，圖錄編號103。比較一件盞及盞托，收藏於東京戶栗博物館的，插圖見《Chinese Ceramics in the Toguri Collection》，東京，1988 年，編號50。比較一件相近的宋代十一至十二世紀青白碗和碗架，收藏於大英博物館，見S.Pierson，《Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties》，倫敦，2002年，編號55。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2023年3月22日，lot 731
價格：USD 13,970（相當於今日
EUR 13,000
）
描述：南宋青白釉花式盞及盞托
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面。請注意相近的尺寸(14.7厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰斯，2022年5月12日，lot 162
價格：GBP 10,838（相當於今日
EUR 14,000
）
描述：十二世紀青白釉高足盃連盞托
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面。請注意相近的尺寸(14.5厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，3 12月 2021年，lot 2806
價格：HKD 225,000（相當於今日
EUR 27,500
）
描述：北宋青白瓷盃及盃托
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面。請注意相近的尺寸(14.7厘米)。