CHINESE BLACK-AND-WHITE GLAZED 'ZISU' BOWL
TANG DYNASTY OR LATER
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
唐或以後 外黑裏白釉緇素瓷碗
the exterior covered in a brownish black glaze, the interior covered in a white glaze, leaving the foot ring and base unglazed revealing a fine stoneware body in creamy white colour
Dimensions
14.4cm diameter
Provenance
Acquired from Christie's Hong Kong, 7th June 2022, part lot 3106
2022年6月7日購於香港佳士得，拍品3106其一
Footnote
Zisu porcelain is a type of porcelain popular during the Tang Dynasty, with black glaze on the outside and white glaze on the inside. Zisu firstly refers to black and white, and secondly refers to the collective name of monks and laymen. Because during the Sui and Tang dynasties, monks mostly wore zi 緇 (black) monk robes, while laymen in ancient India mostly wore su 素 (white/plain) clothes. According to the currently known archaeological data of the Tang Dynasty, the production and circulation area of Tang Dynasty Zisu porcelain was very narrow, only found in Chang’an and Luoyang, and the number of such porcelains discovered is still rare.