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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION                                    PROVENANCE

1125                                                                            Zetterquist Galleries, New York, September 2002.
A RARE CARVED YAOZHOU ‘PEONY’ BOWL                                              Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY                                        It is rare to fnd a Yaozhou carved bowl of this general peony design with an
The widely fared, shallow sides rise to the petal-notched rim. The interior is  incised central medallion. Compare, however, the virtually identical Yaozhou
carved with a stem bearing graceful leaves that frame a large peony blossom     bowl sold in our London rooms, 10 December 1990, lot 111. Other comparable
borne on the central stem, and the center has a recessed medallion incised      Yaozhou bowls carved with similar peony designs, but lacking the central
with a peony spray. The bowl is covered inside and out with a deep olive-green  incised medallion, include the example illustrated in The Masterpieces of
glaze.                                                                          Yaozhou Ware, Osaka, 1997, p. 51, no. 65; the bowl illustrated in Sekai toji
8æ in. (22.2 cm.) diam.                                                         zenshu, vol. 12, Sung Dynasty, Tokyo, 1977, p. 204, no. 196; and the bowl from
                                                                                the collection of Robert E. Barron III, sold at Christie’s New York, 30 March
$15,000-25,000                                                                  2005, lot 273.

                                                                                北宋 耀州窯刻牡丹紋大盌

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