A QINGBAI COSMETIC BOX AND COVER, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. Of circular form, the sides molded with flower petals, the cover with flowers borne on scrolling leafy vines. Applied to the interior with two central flowerheads encircled by three small barbed-rim cups, all separated by curved stems. Overall with a transparent glaze pooling to a light turquoise blue in the recesses, the raised interior rim and base left unglazed revealing the smooth white body. Provenance: From an old private estate in Marseille, France. Condition: Very good condition with old wear and firing flaws, such as firing cracks and minimal fritting, the cover with two small hairline cracks. Weight: 186.04 g Dimensions: Diameter 9.6 cm, Height 3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Qingbai box and cover, also dated to the Song dynasty and of near-identical form and design, at Sotheby's New York in Song Tradition: Early Ceramics From The Yang De Tang Collection on 17 March 2015, lot 103, sold for USD 25,000. 宋代青白印花胭脂蓋盒 中國，960-1279年。圓蓋盒，子母口，淺直腹，外壁斜，平底。盒蓋為平沿，沿較窄，斜壁。弧形蓋頂。盒蓋模印纏枝花卉紋。盒内三個小杯子，由彎曲枝莖相隔。施青白釉，在凹處匯集成淺青色，未上釉處見白胎。 來源：法國馬賽私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，磨損和燒製缺陷，例如燒製裂紋和極少的熔塊，蓋子上有兩條細小的裂紋。 重量：186.04 克 尺寸：直徑 9.6 厘米，高 3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近宋代青白蓋盒，相似形狀和紋飾，見紐約蘇富比Song Tradition: Early Ceramics From The Yang De Tang Collection 2015年3月17日 lot 103, 售價USD 25,000。