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8140 PROPERTY FROM THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM,
PORTLAND, OREGON, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM
98 | BONHAMS ACQUISITION FUND
8139
A JUN WARE DISH WITH SPLASHED DECORATION
Jin/ Yuan dynasty
Formed with a slightly canted rim and shallow curving well covered
with lavender-glue glaze displaying two purple splashes and thinning
to a mushroom brown along the rim, the glaze stopping unevenly on
the exterior in deep welts to expose the russet-burnt fabric on the
lower walls, square-cut foot pad and recessed base.
6 1/4in (16cm) diameter
US$3,000 - 5,000
This dish entered the collection of the Portland Art Museum in 1935.
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
8140
A JIANYAO TEA BOWL WITH HARE’S FUR MARKINGS
Song dynasty, 12th/13th century
Potted with an indented lip on the exterior walls that taper sharply
inward toward a short foot with a shallow recessed base, the glaze
of deep blue-black hue where thickly covering the floor of the well
and ending an uneven welt on the exterior walls but forming russet
striations that resemble hare’s fur as it thins to a solid rust brown
along the rim.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter
US$3,000 - 5,000
