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Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

Chinese White Ware Qingbai Ewer with String Design

Ceramic

China

Northern Song dynasty, ca: 11th- 12th century

Height: 7 ¾ inches (19.7 cm.)

description

Of elegant form with cup form mouth, strap handle, and curved everted spout. Each with ornamental floral-shaped knot design beneath the spout. These sting design ewers in our view are among the most interesting and even whimsical types from this period.

Heights: 7 ¾ inches (19.7 cm.)

Provenance: Thomax Collection No. 1648, formed by Prof. Leif Sourander, Abo, Finland assembled from the 1960’s-1990s, and exhibited at the Arabia Museum, Helsinki, Finland, September- October, 1994.