JIAN WARE 'OIL SPOT' BOWL
SONG DYNASTY OR LATER
£1,000
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
Description
宋或以後 建窯黑釉油滴束口盞
of conical shape, the steep bowl stands on a short ring foot rising to a slightly waisted and everted mouth, covered inside and out with thick black glaze suffused with dense variegated silvery 'oil spots', the glaze terminates neatly above the foot and exposing the greyish buff stoneware body
Dimensions
12.5cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance: Private English collection, Isle of Wight