FOUR VARIOUS CARVED AND MOULDED YAOZHOU DISHES Northern Song Dynasty Comprising: a pale olive glazed deep bowl, carved and combed to the interior with overlapping petals, divided into four panels, the exterior with upright petals; a shallow bowl carved and combed to the interior with a flowerhead amongst scrolling linear designs; a footed dish carved to the flared rim with stylised floral stems; and a shallow bowl moulded with a dense design of leafy, flowering stems. The largest 13cm (5 1/8in) diam. (4). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 北宋 耀州青釉盌四件 Provenance: Acquired February 2000 (collector's notes) (the deep bowl) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2004 (collector's notes and label) (the shallow bowl) Acquired 2002 (collector's notes) (the footed dish) Acquired 2002(collector's notes) (the moulded bowl) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol. 2, n.p, 2021, p.189 (the bowls). The Yaozhou kiln was located in present day Tongguan in Shaanxi province. Yaozhou ware developed throughout the Five Dynasties and reached its aesthetic peak during the Northern Song Dynasty. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing