JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

A bowl and cover with similar black glaze and russet splashes, dated to the 11th-12th century, is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 10, Tokyo, 1980, no. 161. See also, another bowl and cover with russet splashes, also dated to the 12th century and formerly in the Falk Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2001, lot 83.
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence no. C114a11 is consistent with the dating of this lot.