A QINGBAI CARVED 'FLORAL' BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY |

the deep rounded sides set over a very low footring, the exterior incised in calligraphic lines with a band of abstract floral scroll between a double line above and a band of curved lines below, covered overall in a pale translucent greenish-blue glaze save for the mouth, the glaze with fine craquelure

Collection of H. H. Pao.
Collection of Charles George Cowperthwaite, acquired from the above in the late 1980s, and thence by descent.

Crazing to the glaze from firing. Expected surface wear and scratches, and tiny nicks to the footring. Scattered tiny glaze bubbles and small brown spots. There is an old label adhered to the base.
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