Glazed ceramic box, Dangyangyu, Song dynasty.

A "Drum-nail-lidded box' (鼓钉盖盒) made of ceramic with an amber-coloured marbled glaze and decorated on the lid with protuberances or nails. The shape is originally derived from ancient bronze 'Dui' prototypes consisting of a vessel supported by three legs with a dual-purpose cover, meaning that it was used to contain and eat grain. In the Song period ceramic wares were used for people's daily needs. Such bowls usually have sinuous legs with a line in the middle instead of being completely rounded.

The Dangyangyu kiln was one of the famous folk kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty. It began production in the Tang dynasty and reached its peak in the late Northern Song dynasty, continued to flourish in the Jin dynasty, and began to decline in the mid-Yuan dynasty.

Height: 8 cm; Diameter: 10 cm; Weight: 362 g

Provenance: 

Private collection Turkey, Meltem Karabeyoglu.

Dr. Meltem Karabeyoglu is a Turkish born entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, lecturer and collector who is acknowledged for her deep and multi -dimensional knowledge and continuous presence in iraq over two decades. Dr. Karabeyoglu is the president of Karabeyoglu family enterprises, active in petroleum, mining and defence industries.