A YAOZHOU CARVED CELADON BOWL

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

Details

A YAOZHOU CARVED CELADON BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
The deep rounded sides well carved on the exterior with overlapping rows of petals, the interior with a pronounced edge at the base of the walls, covered overall with a glaze of grey-green tone, the interior of the ring foot similarly glazed
5½ in. (13.9 cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

A very similar Yaozhou carved bowl in the National Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 32 - Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (1), Hong Kong 1996, p. 125, no. 111. Another comparable example is illustrated by J. Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, Stockholm, 1970, pl. 6j.

More from Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

View All