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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ARTHUR 北宋 耀州窰青釉刻牡丹紋花口
AND SARA JO KOBACKER
盌一對
A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED
‘YAOZHOU’ ‘PEONY’ BOWLS 來源
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY 倫敦蘇富比1999年11月17日，編號729
the deep sides rising conically from a short,
straight foot, the interior richly carved with two
supple peony stems descending along the sides
and then sweeping up in opposite directions
and issuing resplendent blossoms, a dense field
of unfurling leaves surrounding the blooms, the
rhythmic movement of the petals and leaves
accentuated by the combed lines texturing
their surfaces, all surrounded by a plain band
beneath the rim, the rim cut with six shallow
notches for a petal effect, the exterior carved
with vertical grooves fanning up the sides,
covered overall in a translucent olive-green
glaze save for the foot (2)
Diameter 7½ in., 19.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, 17th November 1999, lot
729.
$ 30,000-50,000

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