Jianyao ceramic with a darker brown body and a black-brown, stripe-shaped glaze
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Conical bowl with slightly raised foot rim
Dense glaze, which runs from the mouth edge to the foot in the shades of rusty brown to shiny-black
Above the foot an irregular glaze finish with a thickened droplet formation
Dimensions: 6.5 x 12.5 cm
Very good condition

This fine ceramic bowl is comparable in form and decoration to bowls of the Harvard University Art Museum (acc. no. 1931,262, 1940.3, etc.).

Literature:

Cf. Eskenazi ‘Song ceramics from the Hans Popper collection’, London 2005, ‘Sekai toji Zenshu’, vol. 10, Tokyo 1955, p. 61.

Condition:

The bowl is in very good condition with hardly any signs of age and wear. The height measures 6.5 cm and the diameter 12.5 cm.

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