A Cizhou-type blackish-brown-glazed bowl with white rim, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century
Lot 848. A Cizhou-type blackish-brown-glazed bowl with white rim, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 3/8 in. (16.4 cm.) diameter. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $6,875. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
The deep, flared sides rounding upwards towards the slightly inverted rim covered with a white slip under a clear glaze, the body covered on the interior with a lustrous black glaze decorated with five very faint luster splashes, the exterior with a black and brown glaze, box
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.