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Ewer:
Dingyao Lobed Ewer with Applied Palmette Medallion Handle
Early Northern Song Dynasty, 11th c. AD, China
Height: 15.5 cm
A small porcelaineous stoneware ewer of lobed melon form, sitting on a straight foot. The top has a small countersunk
mouth-rim, over which arches a handle of twisted form on the back side, and three strands connecting to the front with molded palmettes. The short spout flares up from the top half of the body. The underfoot is unglazed, showing a white clay body, and bears the label of the Carl Kempe Collection. (1884-1967)
The end of the spout has been restored.
Provenance:
Carl Kempe Collection
Literature:
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 387.
The World's Great Collections. Oriental Ceramics, vol. 8, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 97.
Plate:
Small Huozhou Ware Petaled Plate
Jin Dynasty, 1127-1279 AD, China
Diameter: 11.5 cm
A small fluted plate with 26 deeply formed petals flaring out from a flattened center supported by a straight foot-rim. The interior center has four spur marks, which are repeated on the bottom of the foot. Of whitish clay body with a slightly ivory toned translucent glaze. Partial sticker from the Kempe Collection.
Provenance:
Collection of Carl Kempe (1884-1967)
Literature:
Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, PI. 431.
Mary Tregear, Song Ceramics, London, 1982, pl. 11.
