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A RARE SILVER-DECORATED 'JIZHOU' BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
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with deep rounded sides rising to an indented lip, covered overall with a dark speckled brown glaze, thinning to a chocolate brown at the rim, the interior with traces of a design and inscription in silver, the glaze continuing on the exterior and stopping unevenly above the foot to reveal the buff stoneware body
Provenance
Purchased in Hong Kong, 1986.
Condition
The silver decoration extremely rubbed; two faint rim cracks and two chips to the unglazed foot, the largest measuring approximately 0.6 cm.
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
Compare two bowls of this type, illustrated in Mayuyama. 70 Years, Tokyo, 1976, pls 681 and 682; and another illustrated in Catalogue of Selected Masterpieces from the Nezu Collections. Decorative Art, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, Tokyo, 2001, pl. 62.