A white glazed jar with cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1279).
Chü lu hsien. Height 14 cm.
Provenance
The Thomax Collection. The collection was formed by the Art Collector and Conneisseur Professor Leif Sourander, Åbo, Finland from the 1960’s to the 1990’s. The collection was exhibited at the Arabia Museum in Helsinki during the period 2/9 – 30/10 1994. The Exhibition Catalogue was written by Bo Gyllensvärd, Heikki Hyvönen, Marjut Kumela, Leif Sourander and Jouko Tiainen. The collection was then sold as a hole to the present owner, thence by descent.
Exhibitions
Arabia Museum, Helsinki, Finland. 1994.
More information
By the change of coures of the Yellow River in 1107 Chü lu hsien was submerged.
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