A Cizhou-type russet-splashed blackish-brown-glazed, bowl, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century
Lot 843. A Cizhou-type russet-splashed blackish-brown-glazed, bowl, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 7 in. (18.2 cm.) diameter. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $25,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The bowl with rounded sides covered inside and out with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze decorated on the interior with five large russet splashes, and ending on the exterior in an irregular line atop a thin olive-brown glaze that falls short of the foot, exposing the buff ware, box
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.
Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.