A pair of finely carved ‘Yaozhou’ 'peony' bowls, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126)
Lot 766. A pair of finely carved ‘Yaozhou’ 'peony' bowls, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126). Diameter 7 1/2 in., 19.1 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 32,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the deep sides rising conically from a short, straight foot, the interior richly carved with two supple peony stems descending along the sides and then sweeping up in opposite directions and issuing resplendent blossoms, a dense field of unfurling leaves surrounding the blooms, the rhythmic movement of the petals and leaves accentuated by the combed lines texturing their surfaces, all surrounded by a plain band beneath the rim, the rim cut with six shallow notches for a petal effect, the exterior carved with vertical grooves fanning up the sides, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze save for the foot (2).
Property from the Collection of Arthur and Sara Jo Kobacker.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 17th November 1999, lot 729.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 september 2019