A QINGBAI 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' COSMETIC BOX, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The domed cover finely carved with the flower in its center, surrounded by two radiating circles of petals, the box with lobed sides, all covered with a rich and intentionally crackled glaze ending above the circular base to reveal the buff ware. Provenance: Acquired by W. R. Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950s on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama of the Tokyo National Museum. Thence by descent within the family. Lieutenant Colonel William Roy Hodgson, CMG, OBE (1892- 1958) was an Australian diplomat and member of the drafting committee for the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, one chip to inner rim, most likely from manufacturing, and a minuscule nibble to foot. Some firing flaws. Weight: 66.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 6.3 cm Old Japanese wood box with inscription to base and matching textile straps. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related cosmetic box of 8.2 cm diameter at Sotheby's London in Important Chinese Art, 6 November 2019, lot 251, sold for GBP £6,250. 青白釉菊花紋妝盒，宋代 中國，960-1279。蓋盒花卉刻紋精美，釉質潤澤。 來源：W. R. Hodgson上世紀五十年代在東京國立美術館小山富士夫的建議下購於東京，自此在家族中保存。上校William Roy Hodgson先生(1892-1958)，澳大利亞外交官， 聯合國《人權宣言》起草委員會成員。 品相：品相極好，老磨損，内邊沿有一道小開片，看上去像是製作缺陷，足部小碎裂，一些燒製瑕疵。 重量：66.5 克 尺寸：直徑6.3 厘米