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A 'YAOZHOU' PERSIMMON-GLAZED BOWL NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
the gently rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted hexafoil rim, covered overall in a lustrous persimmon-colored glaze, the base left unglazed revealing a smooth pale brown stoneware body
Provenance
Private American collection, prior to 1979.
Condition
The rim has been restored.
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
Best known for their celadon-glazed stonewares, the Yaozhou kilns also made fine stonewares with persimmon glazes, probably inspired by contemporaneous russet-glazed Ding wares. A very similar bowl excavated from the Yaozhou kiln site at Huangbao, Shaanxi province, and now in the Yaozhou Kiln Museum, is published in Zhongguo taoci quanji [Complete Series on Chinese Ceramics], Shanghai, vol. 7, 1999-2000, pl. 116; and another closely related bowl is included in the exhibition The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, no. 48.