A QINGBAI LOBED CUP AND STAND Southern Song Dynasty The cup potted with five-lobed sides rising to a foliate rim, the stand supported on a six-lobed, flaring foot with a notched rim, each lobe pieced with a trefoil-shaped aperture, surmounted by a broad, spreading tray encircling a tiered platform recessed at the top, covered overall with a clear glaze of greenish-blue hue, the bases left unglazed, revealing the white biscuit body with traces of gritting and orange firing marks. 14.9cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 南宋 青白釉花口盞及盞托 Provenance: acquired from Ormonde Gallery, London, on 20 January 2001 Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010) (label) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London (label) 來源：獲得于倫敦古董商Ormonde Gallery，2001年1月20日 Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010)（標簽） 獲得于倫敦古董商R & G McPherson Antiques，倫敦（標簽） Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010), grandson of the writer Walter de la Mare, spent his professional career in publishing and was a long-standing and committed member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. Coming from a family of collectors, he developed a discerning and independent approach to Chinese ceramics, with a particular interest in early monochrome wares, especially those of the Song dynasty. He collected according to personal judgement rather than fashion, valuing close study, discussion, and the experience of living with objects, often refining his choices through conversation with fellow collectors and scholars and with the trusted eye of his wife, Caroline. In later years he expanded his interests to include early books on Chinese ceramics, using them to explore the development of Western scholarship and collecting. For comparable examples, see a Qingbai cup and stand, 11th/12th century illustrated in Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, p.202. A similar 11th‑century Qingbai cup and stand is in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (acc.no.8309). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing