JIAN WARE 'OIL SPOT' TEA BOWL
SONG DYNASTY
£1,250
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
宋 建窯天目釉暗銀滴茶碗
of conical shape, the steep bowl stands on a short foot, covered overall with a thick black glaze suffused with dense variegated silvery streaks between oil spots and partridge pattern, the glaze ends irregularly above the foot to expose the brownish stoneware body, with a fitted Japanese brocade pouch and a Japanese wooden tomobako box with inscription on the back of the cover
Dimensions
11.7cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection