A KOREAN CELADON BOWL, GORYEO DYNASTY
Korea, 12th century

The rounded conical sides rising from the short ring foot, the interior impressed with a central roundel of a star-shaped flower and incised with a band of leaves and flowers below a band of scrolling vines, divided by two circumferential lines, covered overall in a finely crackled glaze of soft sea-green color darkening to olive to the rim and well.

Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, traces of use and firing flaws, intentional crackling, all as expected and commensurate with age and type of ware.
Provenance: The Jade Necklace, Sarasota, Florida, 6 February 1968. Dr. Roland J. Kohen, acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Roland J. Kohen (1924-2006) was a Korean War veteran of the United States Navy and later a urologist living and working in Miami, Florida. The original invoice, stating a price for the bowl of USD 145,00 accompanies this lot.

WEIGHT 430.8 g
DIAMETER 19.1 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare with a related bowl in the National Museum of Korea, accession number Deoksu 2336.

Auction result comparison:
Compare with a related bowl at Bonhams New York in Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. on 22 March 2011, lot 135, sold for USD 11,875.

高麗王朝青瓷暗花碗
韓國，十二世紀。圓錐形側面，短圈足，碗内中央是一朵星形花，四周纏枝暗花，整碗覆蓋著柔和的海綠色開片紋釉，邊緣逐漸變深為橄欖色。

來源：弗羅里達薩拉索塔The Jade Necklace,1968年2月6日。Dr. Roland J. Kohen購於上述出處，自此保存在同一家族至今。 Dr. Roland J. Kohen (1924-2006) 曾是朝鮮戰爭中美國海軍的退伍軍人，後來生活在佛羅里達州邁阿密，成爲泌尿科醫師。隨附原始發票，標明碗價格為14,500美元。
圖片：Dr. Roland J. Kohen (1924-2006)
品相：狀況良好，有一些舊磨損，使用痕跡和燒制缺陷，所有這些都與其年齡和類型相對應。

重量：430.8 克
尺寸：直徑19.1 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近的碗見於紐約邦瀚斯Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. 拍場，2011年3月22日，lot 135, 售價USD 11,875。




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