marbled-glazed dish

Lot 9. A rare marbled yuhuchunping, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in. Sold 7,200 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 GBP). © Sotheby's. the elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall flaring neck with everted rim, well-potted from marbled clays of buff and dark brown tone creating an irregular pattern of whorls in imitation of marble, covered overall with a translucent ivory coloured glaze. Large marbled wares of the Song period, such as the present bottle vase,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A rare marbled-glazed dish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 17.7cm, 7in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 8,400 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's the body with gently curved flaring sides rising from a short straight foot to an inverted rolled rim, covered overall in a pale cream glaze pooling in teardrops down the exterior and falling short of the foot revealling the buff coloured body, freely decorated to the interior with dark chocolate brown splashes in imitation of marble.   ... [Lire la suite]