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A white slip-covered and transparent glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279).
A white slip-covered and transparent glazed bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279).
Diameter 8,5 cm.
Crazings, cracks, firing defects.
Provenance
Orvar Karlbeck (1879-1967), a handwritten card describing the object (found in North China), and dated Stockholm 13 Dec 1947 enclosed.
From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur, Stockholm.
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.