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PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN PROVENANCE
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
A RARE ‘YAOZHOU’ CELADON-
GLAZED ‘PEONY’ DISH $ 30,000-50,000
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY ⊿⬳ġġġ侨ⶆ䩘曺慱⇣䈉ᷡ䲳䚌
the low, conical sides rising from a straight foot Ը๕
to a prominent rolled rim, the interior carved 岤㕤楁㷗炻1986⸜
and combed with a magniÞ cent peony blossom
surrounded by a profusion of curling leaves and
stems, the swirling lines of the motif moving
lyrically beneath the translucent olive-colored
glaze, the glaze deepening in tonality in the
recesses and su# used with a Þ ne craquelure
throughout, the unglazed footring burnt
reddish-brown during Þ ring
Diameter 7⅝ in., 19.3 cm
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