A MOLDED 'YAOZHOU' 'PEONY' BOWL SONG DYNASTY |

of conical form, the steep sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior crisply molded with six peony blossoms borne on a continuous scrolling stem amidst dense foliage, centered by a floret, the exterior with a band of simplified upright petals, covered overall in a pale grayish-green glaze pooling in the recesses and above the neatly knife-pared, unglazed foot ring

Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924 (acc. no. 1924.415).

The bowl is in good overall condition. The surface with expected wear overall- particularly around the rim, and there are some kiln accretions around the foot.
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