Lot 27. A celadon bowl, Five dynasties-Song dynasty; 13.3cm., 5 1/4 in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP (4,070 - 6,783 EUR). Lot sold 8,125 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

the deep flaring sides rising from a short straight foot, covered overall in a greyish-celadon glaze, the footring unglazed revealing the grey body.

Exhibition: Chūgoku tōji meiho ten [Exhibition of the Great Works of Chinese Ceramics], The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, 1966.
Chūgoku Sō Gen bijutsu ten [Chinese Art of the Sung and Yuan Periods], Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1961, cat. no. 174.

Bibliography: Gakuji Hasabe, 'On the Celadon Bowl Called Dong Ware', MUSEUM, vol. 426, September 1986, p. 28, pl. 2.

Sotheby's. The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics – The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 10:00 AM