MOULDED YAOZHOU ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
£4,032
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
北宋 耀州窯青釉印花纏枝菊紋斗笠盞
of conical form, moulded with chrysanthemum borne on scrolling foliage, the exterior carved with lines radiating from the foot, covered overall in an olive-green glaze
Dimensions
12.2cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Robert McPherson, stock no. 24870, 2016; Previously in the collection of Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010), the base with an associated label.
Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: Cer.161.
Footnote
Note: Two closely comparable examples, Song dynasty, were in the Qing Court collection, now in the Taipei National Palace Museum, museum nos. Gu Ci 故瓷8726 and 13974. A slightly smaller example, Jin dynasty, is illustrated in Mary Tregear, 1982, Song Ceramics, London: Thames and Hudson, pl. 137.
Also compare to examples in the auction market, one previously in the collection of Hirato Kotoken, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2023, lot 3533; another at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023, lot 536; and one at Christie's Hong Kong, 7 Dec 2021, lot 3253.
Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價