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840 A MARBLED BOWL 北宋 金ǭ絞胎盌 841 A MARBLED SAUCER DISH 北宋ǭ十 十一世紀ǭ絞胎盤
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (AD 960-1234) NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
The rounded bowl is formed from marbled dark-brown and Ϝ源 The shallow dish is formed from dark brown and cream-colored Ϝ源
cream-colored clay twisted into irregular swirls and compressed 藍理捷
紐約
編號 clay marbled in loosely concentric circles, all under a clear glaze of 藍理捷
紐約
編號
into uneven rows, all under a glossy clear glaze. slightly yellowish tone.
5¿ in. (13 cm.) diam., cloth box 7º in. (18.4 cm.) diam., brocade box
$8,000-12,000 $15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2925. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4775.

As noted in the catalogue note for lot 837, the technique A marbled pottery dish of very similar form and closely related
employed for 'marbled' or jiaotai wares was challenging for design is illustrated by H. Tseng and R. P. Dart in The Charles B.
potters, but achieved striking results. It is also interesting to Hoyt Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, vol. II, Boston,
note that although formerly thought to be derived from 1972, no. 9. See, also, the marbled pottery dish of this form and
the tixi multi-colored lacquer tradition, recent scholarship closely related design illustrated by Zhang (ed.), Zhongguo chutu
finds the inspiration to have more likely come from marbelized ciqi quanji (Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in
glasswares of the ancient Near East. Such pieces have been China), vol. 5, Shanxi, Beijing, 2008, p.149, no. 149.
found in excavations as far as Afghanistan and Korea.

Evidentally Tang potters of the early 8th century adapted this
technique to pottery, creating the world's earliest form of
marbelized ceramics. For further discussion, refer to Wu Tung,
Earth Transformed: Chinese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, 2001, p. 39. A slightly larger bowl of similar shape and
pattern, with the cream-tone clay more prominent, was sold at
Christie's New York, 24-25 March 2022, lot 1093.
(base) (reverse)

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