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A QINGBAI GLAZED CUP AND STAND
SONG DYNASTY （960-1127）
A fine cup and stand of elegant proportions decorated with a bluish-white qingbai glaze which deepens to a pleasing bluish hue where the glaze has pooled， the stand with a tall， flared foot below a dish with an everted lip， supporting a dais with a raised rim， the deep， well-proportioned cup standing on a narrow， flared foot.
This colour and glassiness of this glaze is a result of firing in a pine-wood fuelled reducing kiln （with possibly the addition of a little iron）. The body is a high-fired off-white porcelain typical of the Jingdezhen kilns of this period. Its hardness and whiteness are indicative of the addition of kaolin， which would minimize shrinkage and allow for finer， thinner-walled pieces to be produced.
PROVENANCE： From a Private Collection in UK.
A similar cup and stand can be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London， Museum no.C.490A-1918. Another was displayed in the Hong Kong Museum of Art 1994 Kwan Collection Exhibition， Catalogue page 284.