Eight Kiln Groups at a Glance, Examples from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection, 2008, page 102.China, 13th – 14th centuryThe inner of the bowl sturdily potted boldly carved with a central medallion showing two lotus and two chrysanthemum flowers with their leaves and stems, all above a hatched ground with various patterns of deeply engraved lines, covered overall in a creamy-ivory glaze stopping just above the foot revealing the grey body. Five spur marks in well.Shape: Bowl with recessed base and highly raised foot rimWeight: 836.6 gramsDimensions: Diameter 21.3 cm.Condition: Wear as expected on a piece of this age, few small chips at the rim filled and overpainted, minor hairline to well.EXHIBITED: Morristown, New Jersey, Morris Museum, "Harmony in Clay: the Elegance and Refinement of Song Ceramics", March 8-June 24, 2012, #92 Auction result comparison: IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby's, 11 MAY 2016, LONDON, lot 211. (compare with a related small cizhou sgraffiato jar from the same period) 磁州窯白釉刻蓮菊花紋碗出版:Song Ceramics, the Eight Kiln Groups at a Glance, Examples from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection, 2008, page 102.中國,十三至十四世紀造型:碗底足凹陷,高圈足重量:836.6 克尺寸:徑21.3 厘米.品相:於此器相符的磨損,碗沿有些微開口,整體上釉,輕微髮絲綫裂縫出版:新泽西州 Morris Museum, "Harmony in Clay: the Elegance and Refinement of Song Ceramics", March 8-June 24, 2012, #92