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Lot Essay
Lobed, six-petal shape of the present bowl is probably derived from one of the flower forms which came to prominence in precious metalwork and lacquer in the second half of the Tang dynasty, and then continued on into the Song and Yuan periods when they also became popular in ceramics.
A six-lobed gold cup dated to the Southern Song dynasty, excavated in Pengzhou, Sichuan, is illustrated in Song yun Sichuan jiao cang wen wu ji cui (Rhythm of Song: Selection of Cultural relics excavated in Sichuan), Beijing, 2006, p. 103. Another parcel-gilt silver six-lobed bowl dated to the Southern Song dynasty, excavated in Liyang, Jiangsu, is illustrated in ibid, p. 278.
Compare, also, a six-lobed parcel-gilt silver cup dated to the Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, sold together with a parcel-gilt silver hexalobed cup stand, included in the sale The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV: Chinese Works of Art: Metalwork, Sculpture and Early Ceramics, Christie’s New York, 20 March 2015, lot 730.
A six-lobed gold cup dated to the Southern Song dynasty, excavated in Pengzhou, Sichuan, is illustrated in Song yun Sichuan jiao cang wen wu ji cui (Rhythm of Song: Selection of Cultural relics excavated in Sichuan), Beijing, 2006, p. 103. Another parcel-gilt silver six-lobed bowl dated to the Southern Song dynasty, excavated in Liyang, Jiangsu, is illustrated in ibid, p. 278.
Compare, also, a six-lobed parcel-gilt silver cup dated to the Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, sold together with a parcel-gilt silver hexalobed cup stand, included in the sale The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV: Chinese Works of Art: Metalwork, Sculpture and Early Ceramics, Christie’s New York, 20 March 2015, lot 730.