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A ‘YAOZHOU’ FOLIATE-RIM BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
finely potted, with angled sides rising from
a broad base resting on a short foot to an
elegantly everted hexalobed rim, the flaring
shallow sides divided into six lobes by slender
radial lines in slip, the underside with a single
incised line just below the rim, applied overall
with a smooth sage-green glaze save for the
unglazed footring burnt orange in the firing
Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm
the present bowl is closely related to a type
of five-lobed flaring bowl produced at the end
of the Five Dynasties and beginning of the
northern song dynasty. the angled base flaring
to the lobed rim in this example is a feature
more characteristic of the northern song
period. For examples of the Five Dynasties type,
624 see the pair sold in our London rooms, 11th may
2011, lot 1 and a bowl from the Feng Wen tang
Collection, sold at Bonham’s hong Kong, 9th
october 2014 lot 108.
$ 10,000-15,000

北宋 耀州窰青釉花式盌

625
A MOLDED ‘DING’-TYPE ‘PHOENIX
AND PEONY’ BOWL
SONG - MING DYNASTY
thinly potted, the deep rounded sides molded
on the interior with a pair of phoenix with wings
outstretched and long trailing tail feathers,
the birds separated by a large luxuriant leafing
peony amid further small blooms, all encircling
the sunken central medallion and bordered with
a narrow band of keyfret, applied overall with a
creamy-white glaze
Diameter 8¼ in., 21 cm
a closely related bowl to the present, from the
collection of Dr. peter m. Greiner, sold in these
rooms, 18th march 2017, lot 1028.
$ 2,000-3,000
625
宋至明 定窰系白釉印穿花鳳紋盌

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