74 - [DRINKING CULTURE] CHINESE DING-WARE MELON-SHAPED EWER WITH COVER

[DRINKING CULTURE] CHINESE DING-WARE MELON-SHAPED EWER WITH COVER FIVE DYNASTIES TO NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY 五代至北宋 定窯白釉瓜稜式執壺帶蓋potted with a lobed body rising to an inverted mouth, one side set with a loop handle, the opposite with a short curved spout, the cover of floral form 11.8cm high Private Hong Kong collection, acquired in 1998 (by repute)香港私人收藏，1998年入藏（據傳） See a Yaozhou lobed ewer, dated Five Dynasties to Northern Song dynasty, closely comparable to the melon-shaped body and the design of the spout and handle, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2024, lot 2852. For comparable Ding-ware melon-shaped ewers, dated Northern Song dynasty, see Sōji Meihin-ten Teiyō Jishūyō [The Exhibition of Song Ceramics, Ding ware and Cizhou ware], Shirokiya, Tokyo, 7–12 December 1962, no. 11. A further comparable Ding-ware ewer, dated to the Five Dynasties or Northern Song dynasty, late 10th / early 11th century, similar in size and design but of ovoid body, is in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference no. 1964.787a-c. Another comparable Ding melon-shaped ewer with different handle design, dated to the Northern Song dynasty, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 12 Apr 2018, lot 68.參考一件耀州窯瓜稜執壺，定年五代至北宋，其瓜稜式器身、嘴及柄之設計與本品極為相似，售於香港佳士得，2024年5月30日，拍品2852。一件定年北宋的定窯白磁瓜型水注，可參見《宋磁名品展：定窯・磁州窯》（白木屋，東京，1962年12月7日至12日，編號11。另一件可資比較的定窯執壺，年代為五代或北宋（10世紀末至11世紀初），尺寸與設計與本品相近但器身呈球形，藏於芝加哥藝術博物館，館藏編號1964.787a-c。另有一件定窯瓜形執壺，柄部設計不同，定年北宋，香港佳士得2018年4月12日售出，拍品68。This lot has been imported from outside of the UK and placed under Temporary Admission. An amount in lieu of Import VAT will be charged at 5% on the hammer price.此拍品是從英國以外地區進口，憑藉暫准進口許可證（暫准進口）在拍賣會上出售，該許可證允許這些物品暫時全部或部分免征關稅（增值稅和關稅），代替進口增值稅的金額將按落槌價的5%收取，請参閱業務規定之增值稅符號和說明部分以獲取更多資訊。[cp1]