A Cizhou type lobed dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127).
The body with six petal-shaped gently flaring lobes rising from a flat base, overall covered in a clear ivory glaze. Diameter 10,5 cm.
Wear, crazings.
Saleroom notice
Cizhou type.
Provenance
Orvar Karlbeck (1879-1967), a handwritten card describing the object, and dated Stockholm 13 Dec 1947 enclosed.
From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur, Stockholm.
Literature
Compare: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm 1964, pl. 402, sold at Sotheby's, London, May 14, 2008, Lot 237.
More information
The collection is a study collection, accumulated during a lifetime. The collector operated within the field of oriental works of art. Due to his knowledge and sense of quality he was of great help to many of the members on Kinaklubben (The China Club) with members such as the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf, Emil Hultmark and Carl Kempe. The collection is mainly acquired in Sweden and London.