SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)

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A SILVER-DECORATED BLACK-GLAZED TEA BOWL
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The interior is decorated with a central flower surrounded by four cartouches, each enclosing a character reading yi ju deng ke (pass the exam on the first attempt).
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Private collection, California, acquired in the United States prior to 1990 (by repute).

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Lot Essay

Compare a slightly larger black-glazed bowl (11.7 cm.) similarly painted in silver on the interior with a central flower head below four large flowers but each enclosing a character reading shou shan fu hai (mountains of longevity and oceans of fortune), which was sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2014, lot 2082. See, also, a black-glazed tea bowl with painted silver ‘hare’s fur’ decoration exhibited by J. J. Lally, Song Dynasty Ceramics: Ronald W. Longsdorf Collection, New York, 15 March-13 April, 2013, no. 39.

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