PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE DUTCH COLLECTION (LOTS 60 AND 61)
A JIZHOU LEAF-DECORATED BOWL
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
Details
A JIZHOU LEAF-DECORATED BOWL
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
The conical bowl is decorated to the interior with the brownish-buff, gossamer imprint of a large leaf against a dark-brown glaze that thins very slightly at the rim. The glaze stops on the exterior just above the shallow ring foot, exposing the buff body.
5 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Japanese wood box
Provenance
Acquired by the vendor's family in Europe prior to 1975, then by descent within the family.
Compare this bowl with two Jizhou leaf-decorated bowls sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3127 and Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1280.