Lot 3316. A Longquan Celadon Conical Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty, 12th-13th Century. H 5cm D 13.2cm. Estimate HKD 250,000 - 300,000 (USD 31,863 - 38,236). Sold Price: HKD 354,000 (USD 45,118). © Poly Auction Hong Kong.

The bowl is of conical form, rising from a short foot to widely flared sides, covered overall in a bluish-green glaze of even color, the narrow foot ring left unglazed revealing the stoneware burnt brownish-orange in the firing.

Provenance: 1. Private Collection
2. Collection of J.J. Lally, New York
3. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., no. LL104.

Exhibited: J.J. Lally & Co., XXV Biennale des Antiquaires: Grand Palais, Paris, 15-22 September 2010.

Note: Similar examples can be found in the Palace Museum of both Beijing and Taipei. Several similar examples were excavated from the relics in the Suining Jinyu village, illustrated in Southern Song Relics in the Suining Jinyu Village, Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, pl. 53-55.

Poly Auction Hong Kong. Immaculately Exquisite - Selected Chinese Ceramics from The Ten-Views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, Hong Kong, 7 October  2019