A Rare Jizhou-Type 'Tortoiseshell'-Glazed Stoneware Conical Bowl

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

Details

A Rare Jizhou-Type 'Tortoiseshell'-Glazed Stoneware Conical Bowl
Southern Song dynasty, 13th century
The thinly potted, widely flared sides covered on the interior with a translucent russet glaze splashed with a clear olive glaze falling in tear-drops from the rim towards the center, the similar glaze on the exterior more opaque and of darker tone and falling short of the shallow, thick foot ring to expose the fine-grained ware of pale grey color
6in. (15.3cm.) diam., stand
Falk Collection no. 98.

Provenance

Mathias Komor, New York, August 1955.

Exhibited

The Art of Southern Sung China, New York, Asia House Gallery, The Asia Society, 1962, no. C28.

Lot Essay

Jizhou wares were much admired in the Song dynasty and were imitated by other kilns, including the Tushan kilns in Sichuan province. The somewhat glassy and somewhat transparent appearance of the glaze may indicate that this bowl may be a product of these kilns.

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