PLEASE NOTE THE DATING SHOULD BE SONG DYNASTY OR LATER AND THE ESTIMATE IS £1,500-2,500

A RARE CHINESE JIAN OIL-SPOT GLAZED BOWL

SONG DYNASTY OR LATER

The conical body coated with thick black glaze with regular brown markings, the glaze falling short of the foot revealing the unglazed biscuit body, 12.5cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013), purchased from Michael Willcox on 12th February 2002, a copy of the original invoice is available.

Cf. M Tregear, Song Ceramics, p.198, no.273 for a similar bowl with an oil-spot glaze from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art.