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56 - A Yaozhou Celadon Carved Lotus Bowl, Song dynasty the sturdily potted bowl with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a broad everted rim, the interior boldly carved with a large stylised lotus bloom amidst scrolling foliage, covered overall in an olive-green celadon glaze, and the foot ring left unglazed revealing the greyish body; Comparable examples are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 26.292.75), and the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution (no. F1968.65). Related examples illustrating the treatment of floral decoration on Song ceramics are also included in vol. II, pl. 9c, of J. Wirgin's *Sung Ceramic Designs* (1970).Auction examples include a Northern Song Yaozhou carved lotus bowl sold at Sotheby's on 28 November 2018 (lot 592) and a comparable bowl sold at Christie's on 28 May 2014 (lot 3217). Both provide useful points of comparison for the present bowl's form, arrangement of the lotus design and celadon glaze. D:19.3cm, H:6.6cm [Good condition] Link of detail photos: https://we.tl/t-kJO2PxT2wX37V6ej
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A Yaozhou Celadon Carved Lotus Bowl, Song dynasty the sturdily potted bowl with rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a broad everted rim, the interior boldly carved with a large stylised lotus bloom amidst scrolling foliage, covered overall in an olive-green celadon glaze, and the foot ring left unglazed revealing the greyish body; Comparable examples are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 26.292.75), and the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution (no. F1968.65). Related examples illustrating the treatment of floral decoration on Song ceramics are also included in vol. II, pl. 9c, of J. Wirgin's *Sung Ceramic Designs* (1970).Auction examples include a Northern Song Yaozhou carved lotus bowl sold at Sotheby's on 28 November 2018 (lot 592) and a comparable bowl sold at Christie's on 28 May 2014 (lot 3217). Both provide useful points of comparison for the present bowl's form, arrangement of the lotus design and celadon glaze. D:19.3cm, H:6.6cm [Good condition] Link of detail photos: https://we.tl/t-kJO2PxT2wX37V6ej
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