East Asia, China, Song-Jin Dynasty, ca. 12th to mid-13th century CE. A finely preserved, well-constructed, and exceedingly rare Junyao ceramic bowl exhibiting lustrous glaze across the interior surfaces and much of the exterior. The hand-built bowl is comprised of steep, rounded walls that resolve to a slightly in-curved rim, a deep basin bearing smooth textures, and surfaces embellished with bubble-suffused glaze of smoky blue, black, and almond-brown hues with splashes of darker blue glaze within the basin. The broad vessel body is supported by a squat, unglazed discoid foot that maintains the stability of the wide walls, especially when filled with liquid. Size: 7.4" W x 3.2" H (18.8 cm x 8.1 cm)

This type of Junyao ceramic ware originated in the Jun kilns of Yuzhou City near Lunru County in Henan province during the Northern Song Dynasty and continued to be created during the later Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

For another example of a Junyao bowl please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 29.100.206

Another example of a slightly larger size hammered for HKD 620,000 ($79,992.05) at Christie's, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall "Inspired Connoisseurship: Property from a European Collection" auction (sale 2863, June 1, 2011, lot 3501).

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired in February 2016; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-Paul and Louise Bernheimer collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and Laguna Woods, California, USA, acquired prior to 1980

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#156942

Minor nicks to rim and foot, with light pitting in some areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Great remains of glazing and original color throughout.