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A CARVED ‘YAOZHOU’ ‘FLORAL’ BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
with steep rounded walls rising from a high foot
to a lipped rim, the interior with five vertical ribs
radiating from a central medallion, the exterior
carved with flowers below two lines, covered
overall in an olive-green glaze, save for the foot
Diameter 4⅞ in., 12.3 cm
$ 10,000-15,000

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A CARVED ‘YAOZHOU’ ‘LOTUS’ DISH
NORTHERN SONG / JIN DYNASTY
sturdily potted with a slightly concave interior,
with an upturned rim rising from slanted sides
above a low foot, finely and freely carved to the
center with a lotus bloom and large leaf borne
on scrolling stems, covered overall in a bright
celadon glaze of olive-green tone the rim and
pooling to deeper shades around the foot, the
knife-pared footring left unglazed
Diameter 7 ⅞ in., 20 cm
Dishes carved with this lyrical design are held
in important museums and private collections
worldwide; one in the Shanghai Museum,
Shanghai, is illustrated in Zhongguo taoci quanji
[The complete works of Chinese ceramics], vol.
7, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 123; two in the Tokyo
National Museum, Tokyo, are published in
the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National
Museum. Chinese Ceramics I, Tokyo, 1988,
pls 470 and 471; another in the Meiyintang
Collection, is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese
Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.
1, London, 1994, pl. 414; and a further example
was sold in our London rooms, 10th November
2004, lot 542.
$ 8,000-12,000

北宋 / 金 耀州窰青釉刻蓮紋花
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