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A JIZHOU TORTOISESHELL-GLAZED BOWL
WITH SILVER RIM
Southern Song dynasty 1127-1129
吉 州 窯 玳 瑁 釉 銀 邊 盌 ( 南 宋 1127-1129)
Dimensions: 11.7 cm diameter
Provenance: - A private Hong Kong collection
The delicately potted bowl flaring out from a short, flat foot, covered overall with a
deep dark glaze, interspersed with streaks of café-au-lait and almost orange colour.
The base left unglazed to reveal the buff-coloured body.
Compare a bowl of similar shape with splashed tortoiseshell decoration, sold by
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, ‘Contemporary Literati – A Gathering’, 7 April 2014, lot
3624.
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