A YAOZHOU PERSIMMON-GLAZED CONICAL BOWL
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234)
The bowl with wide flaring sides is covered overall with a glaze of reddish-brown tone, with the exception of the foot and convex base revealing the brownish-grey body.
5 3⁄4 in. (14.6 cm.) diam.
A similar persimmon-glazed bowl is in the Art Institute of Chicago (obj: 239403) and illustrated by Rose Kerr, Yaozhou Wares from Museums and Art Institutions Around the World, Hong Kong, 2021, no. 220.
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