SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

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A JUNYAO DEEP BOWL
SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The bowl has deep, rounded sides that rise from the small, slightly flared foot and is covered overall with a glaze of pale blue color that thins to mushroom at the rim and ends in a line on the foot.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) diam.

Provenance

George Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939) Collection, London.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 1991, lot 15.

Literature

R. L. Hobson, The George Eumorfopoulos Collection Catalogue, vol. II, London, 1926, pl. 21, no. B 73.

Lot Essay

The deep, rounded shape and small foot of this bowl are similar to those of a Junyao bowl of similar color illustrated in Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 22 July - 11 September 1994, no. 38. Another bowl, also covered with a pale milky blue glaze is illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, p. 233, no. 386. See, also, the bowl of slightly smaller size (5 ½ in. diam.) sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2014, lot 735.

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