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A sMAll JuN sKy-blue glAZed ‘bubble’ bOWl,
NORTheRN sONg

China, 960-1127. The bowl has rounded sides rising to a slightly
incurved rim and is supported on a short ring foot. It is covered with a
thick, lightly crackled glaze of sky-blue tone, thinning to mushroom on
the rim and stopping just above the foot, revealing the buff ware.

Provenance: Collection of Prof. Dr. Maartje Draak (1907 - 1995). Dr.
Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1996. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch
art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades.
He has authored hundreds of articles
and several books on Dutch fine and
decorative arts spanning from the Middle
Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he
published an extensive study of Chinese
riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle
rugs and Other Horse Tack from China
and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he
worked for numerous museums across Prof. Dr. Maartje Draak
(1907 - 1995)
the Netherlands and was the
condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws. One
manufacturing irregularity to lip (ca. 5 mm) with remains of filling, which
was applied before firing (a test with a strong solvent has come back
with no result). Intentional crackling.
Weight: 169.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 10 cm
With its round sides and slightly inverted rim, this simple, yet refined bowl
represents one of the classic Jun ware shapes, the ‘bubble bowl’. The name 鈞窯天青釉碗，北宋
is derived from the illusion of a soapy bubble that appears on the interior 中國，960-1127。碗躰不規則，略微彎曲，短圈足。全身施厚的淺裂紋天青色釉，邊
when viewed at a certain vantage. 緣処薄釉，往下堆積在圈足処，露出胎體。
Literature comparison: r. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang 來源：阿姆斯特丹 Prof. Dr. Maartje Draak (1907 - 1995)收藏。Drs. Koos de
Collection, Vol. I, Londen 1994, no. 386, p. 221. Song Ceramics from the Jong1996年購於上述收藏。Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來
他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到
Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 1994, no. 38, p. 現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and
113. Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研
究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷
工作中心的主任。
AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵。唇部有製作缺陷 (約5毫米) 。
Compare with a closely related bubble bowl sold by 重量：169.6 克
Christie’s New york in The Classic Age of Chinese 尺寸：直徑10 厘米
Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection, Part II on 15 拍賣結果比較：一個相似的碗可見2016年9月15日紐約佳士得《The Classic Age of
Chinese Ceramics》拍號722，成交價USD $52,500。另一個體積較小的碗于2019
September 2016, lot 722, for USD $52,500, and with a 年11月5日在倫敦佳士得《中國陶瓷及工藝品》場，拍號13，成交價GBP £37,500。
slightly smaller but very similar bowl sold by Christie’s
London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on estimate euR 1.500,-
5 November 2019, lot 13, for GBP £37,500.
Starting price EUr 750,-

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