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Lot Essay
The present bowl is very rare for its large size and bold form with unusually deep sides. A bowl of similar proportions is illustrated by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, p. 100, no. 94; and another of slightly smaller size (17.9 cm. diam.) is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 32 - Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, p. 245, no. 221. Another bowl of similar size but with shorter sides, in the collection of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, now on loan to the British Museum, is illustrated by Stacey Pierson in Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London, 2003, pp. 24-25, pl. 3.
The unglazed circle on the interior of the present bowl suggests that a small piece was probably fired inside it. Compare another deep Jun bowl with five spur marks on the interior, illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, London, 1994, pp. 220-221, no. 383.
The unglazed circle on the interior of the present bowl suggests that a small piece was probably fired inside it. Compare another deep Jun bowl with five spur marks on the interior, illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, London, 1994, pp. 220-221, no. 383.