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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION Compare the similar russet-splashed black-glazed bowl from the Edward T.
Chow Collection, sold at Sotheby Parke-Bernet, 16 December 1980, lot 256.
1133 See, also, the bowl covered with a similar black glaze accented with russet
A RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED BOWL splashes from the Falk Collection, sold at Christie’s New York, 20 September
2001, lot 82.
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The slightly rounded conical sides rise to the gently everted rim, and the 北宋/金 黑釉鐵鏽斑小盌
interior is covered with a black glaze splashed with russet markings that thins
to russet on the rim. The exterior is covered with a matte russet skin falling
short of the shallow ring foot.
4æ in. (12 cm.) diam.
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
Steven Junkunc III Collection.
Christie’s New York, 21 September 1995, lot 180.
Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III; Christie’s
New York, 18 September 2003, lot 251.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
The glaze on this bowl is a very successful example of the Song dynasty
dark brown, iron-rich glaze with russet splashes that contain an even
higher percentage of iron. Such glazes developed from earlier Tang glazes,
but the Song potters utilized more refned raw materials and higher fring
temperatures to achieve greater contrast and control. See N. Wood, Chinese
Glazes - Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreations, London/Philadelphia,
1999, p. 142.
(another view)
