Lot 801. A Junyao deep bowl, Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-13th century. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The bowl has deep, rounded sides that rise from the small, slightly flared foot and is covered overall with a glaze of pale blue color suffused with a fine crackle that thins to mushroom at the rim and ends in an irregular line above the foot. 5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943) Collection. 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1926.

Note: Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943), nee Adeline Elder, donated hundreds of pieces of Chinese pottery and porcelain to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1926. Samuel T. Peters, her husband, was a Museum trustee from February 16, 1914 until his death on October 21, 1921. Mrs. Peters was a notable Chinese art collector and donated nearly 400 jades to the museum.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza