A CIZHOU OIL LAMP STAND XING LU, SONG
China, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty (960-1234). The lamp with a tapering stem and a splayed high foot, the upper part of mushroom form with a central aperture. Covered with a white slip and a colorless glaze, stopping above the foot, exposing the buff ware.

Provenance: Blitz Antiek En Kunsthandel, H.J. Blitz, July 10th, 1985. From a private Scottish collection of early Chinese ceramics, purchased from the above. The original invoice from Blitz accompanies this lot.
Condition: Excellent condition with wear as expected on a piece of this age. Some manufacturing flaws here and there. Some open glaze bubbles. Stronger wear to the rim of the aperture.

Weight: 395.7 grams
Dimensions: 14 cm diameter

Auction result comparison: Compare with two other Cizhou oil lamp stands from the same period, sold by Christies Hong Kong on April 5th, 2016, in The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 77.

宋代磁州油燈臺
中國，北宋-金代 (960-1234)。燈臺臺面外舖呈蘑菇形，中心凹陷，高足。 全身白色施透明釉，底部露胎。

來源： Blitz Antiek En 藝廊，H.J. Blitz，1985年7月10日。來自一個蘇格蘭中國早期陶瓷私人收藏，購於上述藝廊。隨附原始購物票。
品相：極好的品相，與年代相符的磨損。局部一些製作瑕疵。一些小氣泡，邊緣磨損嚴重。

重量：395.7 克
尺寸：直徑14 厘米