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七 7. Celadon yaozhou conical bowl with upright rim, moulded on the interior with two ducks swimming on waves between
a phoenix bird in flight and a spray of three lotus branches with leaves and a central flower, covered overall in an even
耀 olive celadon glaze.
州 20.8cm diameter.
窰 Northern Song dynasty, 960-1234.
青 • Formerly in a Japanese collection.
釉 • Formerly in the collection of Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954)
印 • Formerly in the collection of the Springfield Museums, Springfield Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962, no. 62.C46.
蓮 • Published by The Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts in The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese
池
鴛 Bronzes and Ceramics, 1965, p. 78.
鴦 • A bowl of this form carved with lotus, and another moulded with flowers, are illustrated by Regina Krahl in Chinese
紋
盌 Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume 1, no. 413, pp. 232/3, and no. 433, p. 241 respectively.

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