A JIAN WARE TEA BOWL

A JIAN WARE TEA BOWL

Song Dynasty


With a russet glaze thickly applied to the steep sides, a gently inverted rim, the unglazed foot revealing the dark brown ware, the interior later incised with a leaf.
4 3/4in (12.2cm) diameter

Provenance:

Michael Weisbrod, New York
This dating the bowl is consistent with a thermoluminescence test by Oxford Authentication, sample no. P206d72.