A 'Jizhou' 'Papercut' teabowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 169. A 'Jizhou' 'papercut' teabowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4 5/8 in., 11.6 cm . Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an indented slightly everted rim, the interior with papercut-resist decoration of thirteen dark brown plum blossom florets, one central the others scattered evenly over the surface, all on a lively grayish-blue speckled ground draining from the rim to a pale amber, the exterior applied with rich brown glaze falling short of the unglazed foot.
Note: It is rare to find this type of bowl with the cut-out florets on a pale ground. A similar example recovered at the kiln site is illustrated in Peng Ming Han, Jizhou Kiln, Beijing, 2007, no. 42.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 march 2015, 02:00 PM