A 'YAOZHOU' CELADON-GLAZED 'TURTLE' BOWL FIVE DYNASTIES

rising from a slightly splayed foot to an incurved rim, molded to the center of the interior with a turtle, covered overall with a smooth gray-green glaze thinning to a pale mushroom brown at the rim and foot, with three white clay spur marks adhered to the foot

Overall in good condition with minor firing imperfections including a glaze gap on the foot. With typical wear to the glaze and the glaze surface slightly dry.
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.

A very similar bowl with a molded animal to the interior was included in the exhibition, The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, cat. no. 15. A bowl of similar glaze and form, without the molded decoration is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, pl. 403; and another formerly in the Eugene Bernat collection, was sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 141.