Lot 231
  • 231

A 'CIZHOU' RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED BOWL SONG/JIN DYNASTY |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 20 cm, 7 3/4  in.
the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly incurved rim, decorated to the interior with five pear-shaped russet splashes reserved on a russet-speckled black ground, the exterior glazed black falling short of the foot to reveal the light buff body

Exhibited

The Tea Bowl in China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Australia: A Study in Cultural Influence, Synthesis and Metamorphosis, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, New South Wales, 2007, cat. no. 13. 

Condition

The bowl is in very good condition with the exception of some minor glaze firing imperfections.
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