The bowl of conical form, delicately moulded with chrysanthemum amongst scrolling foliage. The exterior of the bowl carved with subtle lines radiating from the foot. Covered overall in an olive-green glaze.
A moulded Yaozhou ‘chrysanthemum’ bowl (Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127)
Description
Dimensions: 12.2cm diameter
Provenance:
The collection of Nicholas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010), the base with an associated label
Robert McPherson, stock no. 24870, 2016
Dr Kenneth P. Lawley, Edinburgh (1937-2023), inventory number: Cer.161
The bowl of conical form, delicately moulded with chrysanthemum amongst scrolling foliage. The exterior of the bowl carved with subtle lines radiating from the foot. Covered overall in an olive-green glaze.
Two closely related examples, also dated to the Song dynasty, can be found in the Qing Court collection, now in the Taipei National Palace Museum, nos. Gu Ci 故瓷8726 and 13974. A slightly smaller example, Jin dynasty, is illustrated in ‘Song Ceramics’, Mary Tregear, Thames and Hudson, London, 1982, pl. 137. Compare a very similar bowl from the Collection of Hirano Kotoken, sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2023, lot 3533.
