China, 960-1127. With rounded sides rising from a short splayed stem to a lobed rim, decorated on the interior with a central lotus bloom and finely incised bands of floral scrolls radiating outwards, applied overall with a pale cream glaze.Provenance: E.W. Hendriks Oriental Art, Amsterdam, 1997. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Condition: Excellent condition with wear and firing flaws, such as microscopic frits, glaze recesses, pitting, and dark spots, one minor hairline (ca. 3 cm long) to sides. All commensurate with age and exactly as expected on this type of ware.Weight: 85.9 gDimensions: Height 5 cm, Diameter 10.9 cmLiterature comparison: For an earlier white-glazed stem cup, of related form clearly serving as inspiration for the present lot, see Christie's New York, 19 March 2009, lot 685. See also Ting Ware White Porcelain, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan 1987, no. 93.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but undecorated Dingyao stem cup at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 5 November 2009, lot 133, sold for GBP 15,600.北宋定窯花口高足杯中國,960-1127年 。花體弧腹,杯中央有蓮花紋,壁若花瓣,高足外撇。杯身通施米白釉,釉色溫潤淨潔。 來源:阿姆斯特丹E.W. Hendriks Oriental Art藝廊,1997。Dr. Koos de Jong收藏,1997年購於上述收藏(發票丟失)。Dr. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家, 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書,內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。 2013年,他在《Dragon & Horse:Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間,他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作,並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong 與Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam) 品相:狀況極佳,有磨損和燒制缺陷,例如微小熔塊,釉料凹陷,凹痕和黑斑,側面有一根細線縫(約3厘米長)。 一切都與年齡相符。 重量:85.9 克 尺寸:高5 厘米, 直徑10.9 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但素面定窯高足杯見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 拍場,2009年11月 5日lot 133, 售價GBP 15,600.