A QINGBAI-GLAZED LOBED EWERChina, Song dynasty18,5 cm highSupported on a circular foot, the lobed ovoid body rising to a tall cylindrical neck with splayed mouth, a loop handle from the shoulder to the upper zone of the neck, a long curved spout, the external surface with a bluish glaze covering a finely incised lotus flowers decoration, the base unglazed.Provenance: ambassador Francesco Rausi.