A JIZHOU LEAF-DECORATED CONICAL TEA BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The interior is decorated near the convex centre with the gossamer imprint of a brownish-buff leaf against a dark-brown glaze that thins to an amber colour at the rim and ends above the shallow recessed foot exposing the buff body.
5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm.) diam., box