SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

The bowl has flared sides and is covered with a dark brown glaze splashed in amber tones reminiscent of tortoise shell, stopping just about the foot. Compare to a very similar example exhibited in the University of Hong Kong, The Multiplicity of Simplicity – Monochrome wares from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, 2012, no.105, later sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, The Songde Tang Collection, 3 December 2021, lot 2835.