. A heavily-potted bowl coated in a pale celadon glaze, the glaze crackled in places, with an impressed floral pattern to its centre, the glaze falling short of the base revealing the pale grey body. Most likely a product of one of the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province. Diameter 17.5 cm. Song Dynasty (AD 960 – 1279).
Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.