A CHINESE QINGBAI EWER, COVER AND BASIN

SONG DYNASTY

The ewer with an ovoid body surmounted by a cylindrical neck, carved with peony blooms above a band of upright leaves, the cover with a finial shaped as a seated mythical beast, the basin formed as a flowerhead and raised on a flared foot, similarly incised with peony scrolls, 23.5cm max. (3)

Provenance: formerly an English private collection, purchased c.1960; and then Sotheby's London, 4th November 2009, lot 52.

Cf. The Johnson Museum of Art, New York, for another example of a ewer and basin from the George and Mary Rockwell Collection.