GILT-INSCRIBED BLACK-GLAZED TEA BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY OR LATER
£1,386
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
南宋或以後 黑釉描金'福如東海'茶碗
of conical form supported on a short splayed foot, the interior inscribed in gilt with four characters reading ‘Fu Ru Dong Hai (May your happiness and good fortune be boundless like the East Sea)’ above the black glaze, covered overall in a black glaze leaving the foot unglaze revealing the buff stoneware body
Dimensions
11.6cm diameter