Description: A CHINESE QINGBAI 'CHRYSANTHEMUM HEAD' CARVED CONICAL BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279), 12TH CENTURY
The conical form bowl with finely incised decoration to the interior of scrolling foliage, and to the exterior with gently curving diagonal lines depicting overlapping chrysanthemum flower petals, the whole apart from the interior of the base covered in an even pale blue glaze showing a slightly darker blue where it pools in the crevasses. Stained crackle to the glaze.
5.7cm high, 14cm diameter
LITERATURE:
For an almost identical bowl, please see 'The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics', Bonhams Hong Kong, 9 October 2014, lot 207. For another similar bowl in the Percival David Collection in the British Museum, please see 'Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection', Rosemary E. Scott, page 59, figure 47.
Condition Report: Condition:
The glaze with an even fine crackle, with reddish-brown earth staining from burial. One side of the inner edge of the foot-rim with very small chips, possibly from the firing. Three small restored chips to the mouth rim. Glaze with excellent sheen. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.