Lot Essay
For a virtually identical petal-carved bowl excavated in 1963 from the Hebiji kiln site in Hebi, see Ceramic Finds from Henan, Hong Kong, 1997, p. 94, no. 65.
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SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
Details
A Cizhou Petal-Carved Bowl
Song dynasty, 10th-11th century
The deep sides carved with a broad band of upright petals, covered with a white slip and transparent glaze falling short of the foot and the center of the interior; together with a deep bowl, Song dynasty, with deep inward-curving sides, covered overall with a white slip and clear glaze pooling in a few tears which trail from the rim
5 1/8 and 4 3/8in. (13 and 11.1cm.) diam., one box
Falk Collection nos. 130 and 132. (2)
Song dynasty, 10th-11th century
The deep sides carved with a broad band of upright petals, covered with a white slip and transparent glaze falling short of the foot and the center of the interior; together with a deep bowl, Song dynasty, with deep inward-curving sides, covered overall with a white slip and clear glaze pooling in a few tears which trail from the rim
5 1/8 and 4 3/8in. (13 and 11.1cm.) diam., one box
Falk Collection nos. 130 and 132. (2)
Provenance
Fluted bowl: H.R.N. Norton, Esq, London, May 1955.