Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 5 November 2019
A Yaozhou bowl and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 10. A Yaozhou bowl and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000 (USD 6,425 - USD 10,280). Price realised GBP 11,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019
The bowl is of plain form and is supported on a low foot, the domed cover is surmounted with a button finial. Both the cover and bowl are covered with a glossy, crackle-suffused glaze of olive tone, with the exception of the base and foot ring.
Provenance: With Spink & Son Ltd., London, 12 February 1997.
Note: A slightly larger Yaozhou bowl and cover (14.8 cm. diam.) of similar form was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3117.
From The Yangdetang Collection. A rare Yaozhou carved ‘floral’ bowl and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 5 3/4 in. (14.8 cm.) diam. Sold for 1,375,000 HKD at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3117.
Cf. my post: A rare Yaozhou carved ‘floral’ bowl and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)