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                                                                              A SMALL ‘YAOZHOU’ CELADON-
                                                                              GLAZED BOWL
                                                                              NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
                                                                              with steeply rounded walls rising from a short,
                                                                              slightly ß ared foot, the interior centered by a
                                                                              freely carved ß oral sprig encircled by undulating
                                                                              combed lines in the cavetto, the exterior with a
                                                                              single line carved below the lip, covered overall
                                                                              in a semi-translucent olive-green glaze su# used
                                                                              with crackle save for the foot ring
                                                                              Diameter 5⅝ in., 14.3 cm
                                                                              PROVENANCE
                                                                              Eskenazi Ltd., London, circa 1985-1986.
                                                                              Christie’s New York, 19th September 2007,
                                                                              lot 243.

                                                                              $ 4,000-6,000
                                                                              ⊿⬳ġġġ侨ⶆ䩘曺慱⇣剙⮷䙴
                                                                              Ը๕
                                                                              EskenaziġLtdį炻ΐ㔎炻䲬1985军1986⸜
                                                                              䲸䲬Ἓ⢓⼿2007⸜9㚰19㖍炻䶐嘇243
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                                                                              A LARGE ‘YAOZHOU’ CELADON-
                                                                              GLAZED CARVED ‘FLORAL’ BOWL
                                                                              NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
                                                                              of broad conical form with gently rounded sides
                                                                              rising to a lipped rim, the interior with combed
                                                                              leaves sprouting from a carved undulating vine
                                                                              encircling a lobed, ß oriform center enclosing
                                                                              further foliage, covered overall with an olive-
                                                                              green glaze su# used with a Þ ne craquelure, the
                                                                              foot ring left unglazed exposing the bu#  clay
                                                                              body
                                                                              Diameter 8⅝ in.,  22 cm
                                                                              EXHIBITED
                                                                              Chinese Art, Museum of Decorative Arts,
                                                                              Copenhagen, 1950, cat. no. 465 (according to
                                                                              label).
                                                                              $ 4,000-6,000
                                                                              ⊿⬳ġġġ侨ⶆ䩘曺慱⇣剙⣏䙴
                                                                              ࢝ᚎ
                                                                              ˪ChineseġArt˫炻墅梦喅埻棐炻⒍㛔⑰
                                                                              㟡炻1950⸜炻䶐嘇465炷㧁䰌炸








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