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A rare celadon-glazed 'butterfly' box and cover, Tang dynasty / Five dynasties | 唐 / 五代 青釉點褐彩瑞蝶紋小蓋盒

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March 17, 08:20 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A rare celadon-glazed 'butterfly' box and cover

Tang dynasty / Five dynasties

唐 / 五代 青釉點褐彩瑞蝶紋小蓋盒


of compressed circular form, the narrow straight sides tapering towards a flat base, the domed cover molded to the top with a butterfly in flight, the auspicious insect highlighted with dark brown spots at the head and wings, covered with a translucent glaze of a pale celadon color suffused with a fine network of crackles (2)


Diameter 2 ⅞ in., 7.3 cm

J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2011.


來源

藍理捷，紐約，2011年

A closely related pale celadon-glazed box and cover of a slightly smaller size, identified as Xing ware, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, is published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 92.