A CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON BOWL

NORTHERN SONG/JIN DYNASTY, (960-1234)

Details

A CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON BOWL
NORTHERN SONG/JIN DYNASTY, (960-1234)
Of rounded conical form, the interior well carved with a single floral spray, surrounded by combed waves in an encircling band below an incised line, with a grooved band below the rim on the exterior, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, the unglazed foot burnt brown in the firing
5 1/2 in. (13.9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

A Japanese private collection

Exhibited

Gotoh Museum, Tokyo

Brought to you by

Aster Ng

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

ang@christies.com +852 2978 9955

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

See a bowl with identical carved decoration, in the Robert Barron Collection, illustrated by L. Rotondo-McCord, Heaven and Earth Seen Within, New Orleans Museum of Art, 2000, pp. 60-1, no. 15; and another sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2006, lot 216.

More from Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

View All