NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

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A RARE YAOZHOU CARVED ‘FLORAL’ BOWL AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The bowl is carved fluently with a broad floral scroll, the cover is similiarly carved and surmounted by an indented finial. Both the cover and bowl are applied with a glossy glaze of deep yellowish-olive tone, with the exception of the base and foot ring.
5 3/4 in. (14.8 cm.) diam., box

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Lot Essay

It is rare to find a Yaozhou bowl of this size preserved with the original cover. A very similar Yaozhou carved bowl and cover is exhibited in Eskenazi Ltd., London, Principal Wares of the Song Period from a Private Collection, 8-29 May 2015, Catalogue, no. 13. Compare also a Yaozhou bowl and cover of similar form and decoration but of smaller size (10.7 cm. diam.) found in the Lu family cemetery, illustrated in Yishi tongdiao: Shaanxi Lantian Lushi jiazu mudi chutu wenwu (Different World Same Tones: Cultural Relics from the Shaanxi Lantian Lu Family Cemetery), Beijing, 2013, no. 31.

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