A Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Cup and Stand

A Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Cup and Stand, 11th or 12th Century, Probably from Hutian in Jingdezhen.

The earliest known qingbai wares were produced in Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. Qingbai continued to be enormously popular and highly produced throughout the Song dynasty (960-1279) and was prevalent in the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), but slackened during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) until being replaced by tianbai, ‘sweet white’ ware. The initial forms of qingbai were simple bowls and dishes, but by the mid-Northern Song the forms had advanced to include a wide variety of objects used for daily life such as ewers, boxes, incense burners, granary models, vases, jars, sculptures, cups, cupstands, water droppers, lamps, grave wares, and tools for writing and painting. The precedent for the majority of these forms is found in earlier metalwork and lacquer and the imitation of silver was the primary force behind the production of white wares, including qingbai. For a similar Qingbai cup and stand dated to the 11th or 12th century is in Qingbai Ware, Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties (Edited by Stacy Pierson. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. 202. ISBN 0-7286-0339-X) see References. A further Qingbai cup and stand, where the cup is not raised on a central section, is illustrated in Chai Kiln and Hutian Kiln (ISBN 7-80674-591-2) Nicholas Thompson, who owned this book, noted towards the back that the book is of a collection in Guangzhou. A similar Song Qingbai cup and stand dated to the 11th Century is at the Minneapolis Institue of Art https://collections.artsmia.org/art/8309/wine-cup-and-stand-china

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