A silver lined qing bai bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279).
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Rounded sides on a short glazed foorim, silver lining on the unglazed rim. Carved decoration to the exterior, covered in a bluish white glaze. Diameter 17.5 cm. Height 6.6 cm. Wooden box accompanies the piece.
Hairlines/crazings to the glaze, wear.
Provenance
From a Swedish Collector, Sture Larsson was a notable member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who formed his collection from the early 1950's an onwards. Thence by descent.
Previously in the Collection of Tage Grönwall (1903-1988). Grönwall was a Swedish diplomat who had a long career serving for the Swedish Foreign Ministry. He was stationed in Tokyo 1956-19 and also accredited for for Seoul 1959-1962.
Exhibitions
To see other items from the Grönwall collection, see Östasiatiska museet, donations made by Tage and his wife Inger Grönwall (nee Ericson-Gadelius) .