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A 'JIZHOU'-TYPE PAPER-CUT RESIST-DECORATED CONICAL BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
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decorated on the interior with two phoenix with long trailing tails, interspersed with a butterfly and a floret, all reserved in rich dark brown against the densely variegated buff ground, the exterior applied with a 'tortoiseshell' glaze of dark purplish brown color mottled in mushroom stopping short of the narrow knife-paired foot, Japanese wood boxes, lacquer stand and lacquer box (22)
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
Exhibited
Chugoku kotoji to-so meito ten, Japan Ceramic Society, Tokyo, 1964, cat. no. 66.
Literature
Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Volume One, Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1976, p. 225, no. 680.
Condition
There is a restored chip 1 inch by 3/4 inch (2.5 cm by 1.8 cmn) to the rim with two associated hairline cracks. The interior with a 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) firing tear and a piece of kiln grit under the rim. There are the expected kiln grit around the foot.
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.
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
This type of Chinese ceramics is known as 'Taihisan-tenmoku' in Japan—a particular type sought after by Japanese collectors. A similar example is now in the collection of the Kyoto National Museum, see the exhibition catalogue Song Ceramics, Tobu Museum (Tokyo), the Museum of Oriental Ceramics (Osaka) and the Hagi Uragami Museum (Hagi), 1999, p. 118, no. 80. The bowl has a Song lacquer stand (Amagasaki) and a lacquer fitted box that was probably made by the Daimyo family.