Lot 214
  • 214

A 'YAOZHOU' CELADON MOLDED 'FISH' BOWL JIN DYNASTY

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
the thinly potted conical sides rising from a short ring foot to a flared rim, molded on the interior in crisp low relief with four fish swimming amid waves encircling another fish in the center, the exterior highly carved with radiating flutes, covered inside and out with a bubble-suffused olive-green glaze, the beveled footrim unglazed

Condition

There is a 1/4 in. (1 cm) diam. firing fault on the outside wall, that exposes the body beneath the glaze, and a star crack just below that.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

A pair of bowls of this pattern in the Percival David Foundation illustrated in Margaret Medley, Catalogue, section 7, no. 20, where it is mentioned that the design is reproduced as a line drawing in the archaeological report on the Yaozhou kilns Shensi Tungquan Yaozhou yao, p. 33, fig. 22, no. 4; also in Jan Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Designs, London, 1979, pl. 8j, where another in the Honolulu Academy of Arts is noted. Another bowl of similar design but with twin fish, is in the Kwan collection and included in the exhibition Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, 22nd July to 11th September 1994, Hong Kong, p. 200, no. 82.