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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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