Two qingbai dishes, Song dynasty (960-1279).
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One lobed, deocrated in relief with stylized flowers and symbols, the glaze of good pale blue tone. Diaemter 16.2 cm. The other decorated in relief with flowers, pale blue glaze. Diameter 13.4 cm.
Firingflaws. Fritts. Crazing to glaze.
Provenance
A private collection of Asian Ceramics. The collection was brought together by a Swedish gentleman with a career at within the Swedish Foreign Ministry. During the years posted in various countries in Asia the interest of Fine Art and Asian Art that he had with him from home developed and an academic study collection was formed. Friendships and alliances were made within the field that even resulted in arranging guest lectures for Mr Abu Rihdo, of Museum Pusat, Jakarta at the East Asian Museum in Stockholm in 1981.