The thinly potted bowl of conical form with a six-lobed rim, supported by a small, straight foot. The interior of the bowl is freely carved with a large, blooming peony spray, highlighted with waves of fine lines. The bowl is covered overall with a crackled glaze of aquamarine colour, the centre of the base left unglazed with a burnt pale brown colour from the firing.
An incised lobed ‘Qingbai’ bowl ( Southern Song dynasty, 11th/12th century)
Description
Dimensions: 7cm high, 19.7cm wide
Provenance:
Spink & Son, London, 10 October 1984 (invoice)
A private Belgian collection
The thinly potted bowl of conical form with a six-lobed rim, supported by a small, straight foot. The interior of the bowl is freely carved with a large, blooming peony spray, highlighted with waves of fine lines. The bowl is covered overall with a crackled glaze of aquamarine colour, the centre of the base left unglazed with a burnt pale brown colour from the firing.
Compare a near identical bowl, exhibited by Eskenazi Ltd., London, ‘Chinese Art from the Reach Family Collection’, 8-22 December 1989, no. 28 and offered at Christie’s New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1508.
