Lot 235
TWO IMPRESSED GREY POTTERY BOWLS
WARRING STATES PERIOD
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
戰國 灰陶印布紋碗（共兩件）
both rounded exteriors decorated with an impressed linen pattern, one set with a pair of tiny lug handles underneath the mouth
Dimensions
widths: 9.2 and 9.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Acquired from Stockspring Antiques, 6 Sept 2000, with an original receipt.
Footnote
Note: Two closely comparable examples dated to the Warring States period are in the Meiyintang Collection, see Krahl, R. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, Azimuth Editions, London, 1994, nos. 60 and 61, p. 47. A related example of an impressed pottery bowl, of compressed form with inverted mouth, Warring States period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 1 December 2022, lot 658, note the similarity of the decoration and the lug handles.