Description: Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
The rounded sides rising from a short cylindrical foot, the interior stamped with four flower-heads, covered with a purplish-brown glaze faintly streaked with 'hare's fur' markings, stopping irregularly above the foot exposing the greyish-brown buff.
Diam. 13.2 cm"
Provenance:
- J. Wagenaar-Terpstra Oude Aziatische Kunst, Amsterdam (1998)
- Collection Drs. Koos de Jong, Amsterdam
Compare:
Arts of Asia, May/ June 1997, p. 92, ill. 13
Note:
As far as known the stamped decoration with flower-heads is a unique feature.