Lot Essay
Cf. a related bowl in the Museum Yamato Bunkakan, illustrated by J. Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, pl. 3K and fig. 2c
Details
A CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Thinly potted with conical sides, crisply carved to the interior with a single lotus-spray, the leaves and petals delicately combed, the exterior plain except for a single incised line below the rim, covered in a thin bubble suffused olive-green glaze, the foot unglazed--5 3/4in. (14.5cm.) diam., box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Thinly potted with conical sides, crisply carved to the interior with a single lotus-spray, the leaves and petals delicately combed, the exterior plain except for a single incised line below the rim, covered in a thin bubble suffused olive-green glaze, the foot unglazed--5 3/4in. (14.5cm.) diam., box