A green-glaze 'lotus petal' bowlLate 5th to early 6th century
fitted box, 10.0cm diam., 5.6cm high注脚Provenance:
Tony Omura, "See an Old Friend" Gallery, Hong Kong

Pieces of this type are often grouped among Yue wares, but were also made in Jiangxi province. Identified as some of the earliest tea wares, the bowls such as the current lot would have always been made with a matching stand repeating the decoration of the lotus petal. A cup stand which would fit the current lot, was sold at Sotheby's London, St George Street Sale: Asian Art, 9 November 2018, lot 260 sale L18219.

五世紀末至六世紀初 青釉刻蓮瓣紋盌（並盒）

傳承：
Tony Omura, 香港緣來畫廊，題盒「南北朝 青瓷刻蓮瓣紋盌」

此類青瓷基本歸于越窯一類，但在江西亦有燒製，乃已知中國最早的茶具。相似茶盞均配有同樣紋飾的座，2018年11月9日在蘇富比倫敦售出一座，尺寸紋樣及釉色都與此盞相配，見「St George Street Sale: Asian Art」，拍號 L18219，拍品260。