A LARGE CELADON-GLAZED BULB BOWL MING DYNASTY

the shallow rounded sides rising from three animal-mask feet to an incurved lip, carved around the exterior with lotus scrolls below a narrow band of applied floret studs, covered overall with a grayish-green glaze, pooling to a turquoise-green and suffused with a dense network of crackle, stopping unevenly at the center of the interior and base to reveal the dark-brown stoneware body 

Collection of George Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939), no. B113.
Sotheby's London, 28th May 1940, lot 85.
Collection of Henry Guinness de Laszlo (1901-1967), and thence by descent.

R.L. Hobson, The George Eumorfopoulos Collection Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain, vol. II, London, 1926, pl. XXXII, fig. B151.
R.L. Hobson and A.L. Hetherington, The Art of the Chinese Potter, London, 1923, pl. LXX, fig. 2.

There is an approx. 14 cm wide V-shaped crack to the rim with an associated crack running vertically through the middle, measuring approx. 9 cm long. There are also several hairline cracks to the rim, the longest measuring approx. 7.5 cm long. There is a 2.2 cm wide old chip to one of the feet. Minor firing imperfections.
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.
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