Lot 268
  • 268

A YAOZHOU 'LOTUS' BOWL SONG DYNASTY |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 13 cm, 5 1/8  in.
the deep gently curved sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, carved around the exterior with overlapping lotus leaves and covered overall in an olive-green glaze

Exhibited

Objects of Desire, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics Song to Yuan Dynasties, 10th to 14th Centuries, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, Sydney, 2013, cat. no. 32.

Condition

The bowl is in very good condition with the exception of a ring of soil deposit at the rim, and light glaze scratches to the interior.
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