A RARE LARGE YAOZHOU CELADON CARVED CONICAL BOWL
CHINA, NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The deep, rounded conical bowl carved on the interior with a central flower head below a wide band of leafy meander bearing six blossoms alternately shown in full bloom and in profile, and the exterior carved with simplified petals rising from the foot to a line below the somewhat everted rim, covered overall and on the base, with a glaze of greyish-olive color
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) diameter, box
A RARE LARGE YAOZHOU CELADON CARVED CONICAL BOWL
CHINA, NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The deep, rounded conical bowl carved on the interior with a central flower head below a wide band of leafy meander bearing six blossoms alternately shown in full bloom and in profile, and the exterior carved with simplified petals rising from the foot to a line below the somewhat everted rim, covered overall and on the base, with a glaze of greyish-olive color
8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm.) diameter, box
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