Two Jizhou black glazed slip decorated bowls, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368)
Lot 149. Two Jizhou black glazed slip decorated bowls, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty (1127-1368); 4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter, the larger. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 1,700 - 2,600). Sold for US$ 1,875 (€ 1,611) © Bonhams 2001-2018
Each with flared sides, covered inside and out with a brownish-black glaze ending irregularly above the foot, one with an exposed buff body, the interior freely painted with an abstract floral spray, the other with an exposed gray body, the interior with a calligraphic splash.
Note: Similar examples dated to the Southern Song to Yuan periods are illustrated in Robert D. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Harvard University Art Museums, 1996, nos. 89 and 94.
Bonhams. CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 10 Sep 2018, 10:00 EDT, NEW YORK
